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Photograph: Conservator of the Peace Charles Everett Shrewsbury

Patch image: McDowell County Sheriff's Department, West Virginia






Conservator of the Peace Charles Everett Shrewsbury
McDowell County Sheriff's Department
West Virginia

End of Watch: Monday, July 6, 1936

Biographical Info
Age: 31
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Sunday, July 5, 1936
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Sentenced to life

Conservator Shrewsbury was shot and killed while conducting a traffic stop. When the suspect's car stopped the man jumped out and opened fire with a handgun. Conservator Shrewsbury was transported to a hospital where he succumbed to his wounds the following day. The suspect was apprehended and sentenced to life.

Conservator Shrewsbury had been with the agency for three years and was survived by his wife and two children.

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