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Assistant Chief of Police

Johnnie Lane Shaner, Sr.

White Hall Police Department — Hayneville, AL

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End of Watch September 23, 2005

Age 57

Tour of Duty 22 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Assistant Chief Johnnie Shaner was killed in a vehicle crash while responding to a call to assist another officer at 7:35 p.m.

He was traveling on Route 9, just four miles southwest of the White Hall city limits, when he lost control of his patrol car and swerved into oncoming traffic, striking another vehicle. He died from the injuries he received in the collision.

Assistant Chief Shaner was a United States Army Vietnam War veteran and had served in law enforcement for 22 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and three children.

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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.
Assistant Chief of Police Shaner gave the White Hall Police Department 22 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hayneville 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

Department White Hall Police Department

Location Hayneville, AL

Platform Identity whpd.lowndes.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 23, 2005

Tour of Duty 22 yrs

Age 57

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Johnnie Lane Shaner, Sr. served in the Army (1969â1973) before joining law enforcement.

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Assistant Chief of Police Johnnie Lane Shaner, Sr. 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 AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

White Hall Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Accident

AL — Statewide

182

of 643 officers

28.3% 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. Johnnie Lane Shaner, Sr.'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 Johnnie Lane Shaner, Sr. Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service