Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Kent Swanson suffered a fatal heart attack while responding to a disturbance call at approximately 10:30 p.m.
Another officer on scene performed CPR until he was transported to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Sergeant Swanson had served with the Shelley Police Department for 16 years.
Rest in peace Sergeant Swanson.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis January 18th, 2022
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Swanson gave the Shelley Police Department 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Shelley community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Swanson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Kent Donald Swanson 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 ID, 5 of 71 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 7% of this state's fallen. That is 3 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Shelley Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kent Donald Swanson's cause is highlighted.
How Kent Donald Swanson Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Kent Donald Swanson is highlighted in May.
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