Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Dennis Shuck succumbed to injuries sustained two days earlier when his department motorcycle collided with a pickup truck as he attempted to stop a traffic violator at 8:50 a.m. in Cheyenne.
Prior to the collision, he activated his emergency equipment as he attempted to pass the pickup truck on the right. The truck driver also attempted to move into the right lane and struck the motorcycle.
Officer Shuck was transported to a local hospital, where he remained in critical condition until succumbing to his injuries.
Officer Shuck was a United States Air Force and National Guard veteran. He had served with the Cheyenne Police Department for 12 years and previously served with the Laramie County Sheriff's Office.
Survivors
Officer Shuck, a widower, was engaged to be remarried and is survived by his son, daughter, and six grandchildren.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Shuck gave the Cheyenne Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cheyenne community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Dennis Merwin Shuck served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Police Officer Dennis Merwin Shuck is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In WY, 17 of 63 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Cheyenne Police Department, 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dennis Merwin Shuck's cause is highlighted.
How Dennis Merwin Shuck Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Dennis Merwin Shuck is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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