Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Shirley Lanning was killed in an automobile crash on the Northwest Expressway just west of the John Kilpatrick Turnpike.
Her patrol car crossed the center line and collided head-on with an oncoming vehicle. The occupants of the other vehicle suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Lieutenant Lanning had served in law enforcement for 30 years. She had previously served with the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office and the University of Central Oklahoma Police Department.
Survivors
She is survived by her husband, stepson, parents, and siblings.
In Our Keeping
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
30 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Lanning gave the Canadian County Sheriff's Office 30 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the El Reno community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Lanning.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Shirley Jo Lanning 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 OK, 135 of 582 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.2% of this state's fallen. That is 7.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Canadian County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Shirley Jo Lanning's cause is highlighted.
How Shirley Jo Lanning Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Shirley Jo Lanning is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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