Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Hinshaw was killed in a motorcycle accident while on patrol. A pedestrian ran into the road in front of his motorcycle at Rondo and MacKubin Streets. Officer Hinshaw struck the pedestrian, causing the motorcycle to go out of control. He suffered a severe head injury and succumbed to those injuries 11 days later. Officer Hinshaw had been with the agency for only six months.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents and brother.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Hinshaw served with the Saint Paul Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Saint Paul community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Hinshaw.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Richard G. Hinshaw 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 MN, 84 of 293 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Saint Paul Police Department, 11 of 33 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard G. Hinshaw's cause is highlighted.
How Richard G. Hinshaw Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Richard G. Hinshaw is highlighted in Oct.
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