ALEXANDRIA, La. — ThinBlueNews remembers Deputy U.S. Marshal Michael Andrew “Drew” Hanson, 36, who was killed in the line of duty July 13 while serving an arrest warrant in Alexandria, Louisiana.
The United States Marshals Service identified Hanson as a member of the Western District of Louisiana Fugitive Task Force. The Officer Down Memorial Page records his End of Watch as Monday, July 13, 2026, and lists the cause of death as gunfire.
Warrant service in Alexandria
According to the Marshals Service account, Hanson and members of the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office were attempting to arrest a man who had failed to appear in state court. After officers obtained a search warrant, announced their presence and entered the residence, authorities said the man barricaded himself in a bedroom and fired at law enforcement. Hanson was struck and died from his injuries.
KALB reported from federal court documents that the suspect was taken into custody after the standoff and was charged in federal court with Hanson’s murder. A charge is an allegation, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty. The FBI is leading the investigation, with assistance from the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office, according to KALB and Police1.
The investigation and prosecution remain active. ThinBlueNews is not speculating about evidence, motive or any fact beyond information released by authorities and attributed reporting.
A career of local and federal service
ODMP and the Marshals Service said Hanson had served with the USMS for six years, including assignments connected to the Southern District of Alabama and Western District of Louisiana. Before joining the Marshals Service in 2020, he served with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in New Orleans and U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Nogales, Arizona.
His earlier public-service career included the Gulfport Police Department, Mississippi Department of Transportation and Ocean Springs Police Department in Mississippi. ODMP says Hanson is survived by his wife and two children. ThinBlueNews is withholding further family details out of respect for their privacy.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Drew Hanson’s End of Watch honors a life committed to public service across local and federal law enforcement. We remember his sacrifice and the family, colleagues and communities carrying his loss.
End of Watch
Deputy U.S. Marshal Michael Andrew “Drew” Hanson
United States Marshals Service
End of Watch: Monday, July 13, 2026
ThinBlueNews extends condolences to Hanson’s wife and children, his colleagues across the United States Marshals Service, the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office and the law-enforcement communities he served.
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Sources and image attribution
- Officer Down Memorial Page: Deputy U.S. Marshal Michael Andrew Hanson
- United States Marshals Service: Deputy U.S. Marshal killed in the line of duty in Alexandria while serving a warrant
- KALB: Officials identify Deputy U.S. Marshal killed in Alexandria and suspect charged in his death
- Police1: Deputy U.S. Marshal fatally shot while serving arrest warrant in Louisiana
- ODMP donation page
Featured-image note: ThinBlueNews used the real ODMP portrait of Deputy U.S. Marshal Hanson and added a restrained memorial design with visible source attribution. No synthetic likeness or representative incident image was used. ThinBlueNews does not claim ownership of the ODMP source portrait.
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