Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Michael Shannon was shot and killed after responding to a house where the homeowner threatened a highway work crew with a rifle.
The work crew was trimming trees on the right-of-way along his property in the Town of Strong's Prairie when the suspect confronted them. Deputy Shannon was shot by the suspect, who was armed with a rifle, shortly after arriving at the scene at approximately 10:49 am. The suspect then barricaded himself in his home but was apprehended during a tactical operation several hours later.
The suspect, 54, was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide and sentenced to life without parole. He later died in prison.
Deputy Shannon had been a member of the Adams County Sheriff's Office for almost eight years.
Survivors
He is survived by his parents, brother, and sister.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Shannon gave the Adams County Sheriff's Office 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Friendship community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Shannon.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Michael Eron Shannon 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 WI, 159 of 317 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50.2% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Eron Shannon's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Eron Shannon Compares
Offender Outcome
Life without parole
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Eron Shannon is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Michael Eron Shannon was killed by rifle.