PITTSBURGH -- About 200 friends, family and colleagues gathered at the St. Paul Cathedral in Oakland on Friday to remember a Pittsburgh-based FBI agent who was slain in the line of duty last month.

Special Agent Samuel Hicks was killed during a drug raid in Indiana Township on Nov. 19. He leaves behind his wife, Brooke, and his 2-year-old son, Noah.

Hicks grew up in Westmoreland County and attended the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown.

His funeral was held earlier this month at the Cathedral of Mary of Queen in Baltimore, the city where he once served as a police officer. Several thousand were in attendance, including about 500 members of law enforcement from western Pennsylvania.

The only speakers at the Baltimore funeral were FBI Director Robert Mueller and U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey.

Mueller said he didn't know Hicks but was able to catch a glimpse of his character by talking to his family and colleagues. He called Hicks "something of a superhero," saying he was "full of strength and energy."

"While it was true Sam loved his job, he loved his family more," said Mueller. "The only thing that made him happier than coming to work was going home to Noah and Brooke."

Christine Korbe, 40, the wife of suspected drug dealer Robert Korbe, 39, was charged with killing Hicks as agents showed up at the couple's house to arrest her husband.

Hicks, 33, had been with the FBI since March 2007 and was assigned to the Pittsburgh office in August 2007, said Michael Rodriguez, special agent in charge of the office.

Christine Korbe told police she was standing at the top of the stairs and thought she shot an intruder. She returned to her bedroom, called 911 at 6:05 a.m. and was arrested while on the phone. Korbe said she never heard police identify themselves.