Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant John Shanahan was struck and killed by a vehicle while directing traffic at the scene of an accident on the North Shore Road near the Lynn-Revere line.
He was taken to a hospital in Lynn where he died from his injuries the following day. The driver who struck him was convicted of manslaughter.
Sergeant Shanahan had served with the Revere Police Department for 25 years.
Sergeant Shanahan, it has been 96 years since you were taken from us. New England law enforcement continues to serve and protect and make life secure for our part of the country. I honor your 25 years of law enforcement service to the citizens of Revere.
Chief (Ret) Steven Marshall Georges Mills, NH November 18th, 2024
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25 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Shanahan gave the Revere Police Department 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Revere community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Shanahan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant John Joseph Shanahan 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 MA, 158 of 469 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Revere Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Joseph Shanahan's cause is highlighted.
How John Joseph Shanahan Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Joseph Shanahan is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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