Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Herbert Minshull was shot and killed as he and another deputy attempted to serve a warrant on a man at a home a quarter-mile west of New Lexington.
Deputy Minshull went to the front door as the other deputy covered the back door. The man emerged from the home and shot Deputy Minshull in the abdomen before fleeing. Deputy Minshull returned fire but did not strike the man.
He was taken to the home of his son, who was the Perry County coroner, where he died a short time later. His son pronounced him dead.
The subject committed suicide one week later after a posse located him.
Deputy Minshull had served with the Perry County Sheriff's Office for at least 23 years and had served as the elected sheriff from 1922 to 1924.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and son.
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Tributes
23 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff Minshull gave the Perry County Sheriff's Office 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the New Lexington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Minshull.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Herbert Minshull is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Herbert Minshull's cause is highlighted.
How Herbert Minshull Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Herbert Minshull is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.