Eugene Shea
Constable

Eugene Shea

Felonious
End of Watch October 22, 1837
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Gender Male

Incident

Fatally injured when he was struck on the head with a stone.

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BO-GB-COI-0C20D2E2
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189 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Constable Shea served with the Constabulary of Ireland.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location L
Platform Identity cico.nir.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 22, 1837
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Homicide

Constable Eugene Shea is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In L, 592 of 749 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 79% of this state's fallen. That is 79 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Constabulary of Ireland, 15 of 22 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 68.2% of this agency's fallen.

Constabulary of Ireland
15
of 22 officers
68.2% Felonious
L — Statewide
592
of 749 officers
79% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Eugene Shea's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Eugene Shea Compares

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Eugene Shea is highlighted in Oct.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909