Roll of Honor
William Leroy Shields
Incident
Investigator William Shields was killed in an automobile crash while pursuing a bootlegging suspect in Carroll County, Georgia. The two cars were traveling along Rainey Road which intersected with Highway 101 at the Carroll County-Paulding County line. The vehicles were unable to make the turn and both crashed. Investigator Shields died from his injuries. His partner was seriously injured. Investigator Shields had served with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Unit for five years and had previously served with the Georgia Department of Revenue - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Unit for 15 years.
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- July 23, 2026
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20 years. You could have gone home.
Investigator Shields gave the United States Department of the Treasury 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Investigator Shields.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Investigator William Leroy Shields 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 DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division, 6 of 15 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Leroy Shields's cause is highlighted.
How William Leroy Shields Compares
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Others Who Wore This Badge
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