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Patrolman

Jesse G. Shirley

Chattanooga Police Department — Chattanooga, TN

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch November 8, 1931

Age 39

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

Badge 381

The Vigil Panel 63 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 26

Incident

Patrolman Jesse Shirley was shot and killed by a gun, which had been reported stolen from a local attorney, while answering a disturbance call. His partner was able to return fire and kill the suspect. Patrolman Shirley served in WWI and three years with the Alabama National Guard. Patrolman Shirley had been with the agency for six years. He was survived by his wife, son, mother, two brothers, and six sisters. His brother-in-law, Special Agent Charles Frederick Bryant with the Wabash Railroad Police Department, was killed in the line of duty while attending Patrolman Shirley's funeral.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, mother, two brothers, and six sisters.

In Our Keeping

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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.
Patrolman Shirley gave the Chattanooga Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chattanooga community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Chattanooga Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN

Platform Identity cpd.hamilton.tn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 8, 1931

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

Age 39

Badge Number 381

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Military Service

Jesse G. Shirley served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Patrolman Jesse G. Shirley 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 97,759 officers honored here.

In TN, 498 of 769 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.8% of this state's fallen. That is 64.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Chattanooga Police Department, 19 of 27 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.4% of this agency's fallen.

Chattanooga Police Department

of 27 officers

70.4% Felonious

TN — Statewide

498

of 769 officers

64.8% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious