Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Jay Sheridan was shot and killed as he and other officers served a fugitive arrest warrant at approximately 6:10 pm.
As the officers entered the mobile home where the subject lived, the man opened fire on them, fatally wounding Officer Sheridan. Two other officers on the scene remained in another room in the home and called for assistance.
The subject was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound later in the evening after a SWAT team made entry into the home.
Officer Sheridan had served with the Limon Police Department for six years.
Officer Sheridan had served with the Limon Police Department for six years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and child.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Sheridan gave the Limon Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Limon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Sheridan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Jay William Sheridan 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 CO, 235 of 360 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.3% of this state's fallen. That is 11.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jay William Sheridan's cause is highlighted.
How Jay William Sheridan Compares
Offender Outcome
Committed suicide
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jay William Sheridan is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jay William Sheridan was killed by gun; unknown type.