Shannon Douglas Russell

Pima County Sheriff's Department — Tucson, AZ

Cardiac

End of Watch December 5, 2002

Age 43

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 10

Incident

Sergeant Shannon Russell suffered a fatal heart attack during physical training exercises at the department's training facility at 10001 South Rita Road.

Other officers performed CPR until he was transported to Kino Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Sergeant Russell had served with the Pima County Sheriff's Department for 12 years and was a member of the agency's Emergency Response Team.

He was posthumously promoted to Corrections Sergeant.

Sergeant Russell had served with the Pima County Sheriff's Department for 12 years and was a member of the agency's Emergency Response Team.

Survivors

He is survived by his father.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corrections Sergeant Russell gave the Pima County Sheriff's Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tucson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Sergeant Russell.

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

Agency

Department Pima County Sheriff's Department

Location Tucson, AZ

Platform Identity pcso.pima.az.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 5, 2002

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

Age 43

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Corrections Sergeant Shannon Douglas Russell is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In AZ, 11 of 330 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 4%.

At Pima County Sheriff's Department, 2 of 11 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 18.2% of this agency's fallen.

Pima County Sheriff's Department

of 11 officers

18.2% Cardiac

AZ — Statewide

of 330 officers

3.3% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac