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Lieutenant

Shawn Thomas Anderson

East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Department — Baton Rouge, LA

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch March 18, 2017

Age 43

Tour of Duty 18 yrs

Badge K201

The Vigil Panel 167 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 12

Incident

Lieutenant Shawn Anderson was shot and killed at approximately 11:00 pm while investigating a rape.

He and another officer had gone to a salon at 1962 O'Neal Lane to interview the suspect. A struggle ensued during the interview in which Lieutenant Anderson was fatally shot.

The subject was wounded during the incident and taken into custody. He died from his wounds several days later.

Lieutenant Anderson was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office for 18 years.

Rest in peace Lt. Anderson.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis November 6th, 2020

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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.
Lieutenant Anderson gave the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Department

Type Other

Location Baton Rouge, LA

Platform Identity ebrpso.ebr.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 18, 2017

Tour of Duty 18 yrs

Age 43

Badge Number K201

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Military Service

Shawn Thomas Anderson served in the U.S. Army (1996â1999) before joining law enforcement.

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Lieutenant Shawn Thomas Anderson 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 LA, 364 of 595 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.2% of this state's fallen. That is 61.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Department, 11 of 13 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 84.6% of this agency's fallen.

East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Department

of 13 officers

84.6% Felonious

LA — Statewide

364

of 595 officers

61.2% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious