Date of Appointment: March 1, 1937  
Date of Death: September 6, 1940
Age 33
Patrolman Shaw was shot and killed while he and his partner investigated a suspicious vehicle parked on Railroad Avenue in Woodmere. While approaching the vehicle both officers were subjected to a burst of gunfire. Patrolman Shaw was struck by the gunfire. His partner returned fire but did not strike the assailant, who was never identified or captured. The vehicle they were investigating had just been stolen from approximately a half mile away.

Patrolman Shaw had been with the agency for three years.

 

Serial # 0649       Patrolman Shield# 442
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