Woman Charged Federally in Slaying of Pittsburgh FBI Agent

FBI agent Sam Hicks/fbi photo
FBI agent Sam Hicks/fbi photo

Christina Korbe originally said she fired because she thought it was a home invasion. Court papers give a different story

By Paula Reed Ward
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
PITTSBURGH — The federal government this afternoon charged Christina Korbe, the woman who fired the shot that killed FBI Special Agent Samuel Hicks last month, with murder. The maximum penalty she could face is life in prison; the government has not charged her with premeditated homicide.
According to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court, Mrs. Korbe is also charged with using a gun to forcibly assault and interfere with Agent Hicks’ official duties; using a firearm during commission of a crime of violence; and aiding a felon to possess a firearm.
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