Edgar C. Shellito
Police Officer

Edgar C. Shellito

Baltimore Police Dept. — Baltimore, MD
Accident Veteran
End of Watch May 1, 1921
Age 36
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Edgar Shellito was killed in a motorcycle crash while driving a soldier back to Fort Meade.

Officer Shellito's motorcycle collided with a vehicle on Annapolis Boulevard, at Wilhelm Station, in Anne Arundel County. The soldier who was riding in the motorcycle's sidecar was injured in the collision.

Officer Shellito was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Baltimore Police Department for two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and daughter.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-MD-81CF0199
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Last updated
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 Shellito gave the Baltimore City Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore 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

Location Baltimore, MD
Platform Identity baltpd.baltimore.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 1, 1921
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Edgar C. Shellito served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Police Officer Edgar C. Shellito 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 MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 6.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Baltimore Police Dept., 52 of 151 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 34.4% of this agency's fallen.

Baltimore Police Dept.
52
of 151 officers
34.4% Accident
MD — Statewide
140
of 377 officers
37.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edgar C. Shellito's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Edgar C. Shellito Compares

Age at End of Watch
36
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
2
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edgar C. Shellito is highlighted in May.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location