Incident
Game Warden Randall Shelley suffered a fatal heart attack while attempting to free his vehicle after it became stuck.
He and his partner were patrolling the Moxie-Jackman area when the incident occurred.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Game Warden Shelley served with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
Thank you for your service to the Augusta community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Game Warden Shelley.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Game Warden Randall E. Shelley 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 ME, 16 of 102 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 15.7% of this state's fallen. That is 11.7 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, 2 of 17 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 11.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Randall E. Shelley's cause is highlighted.
How Randall E. Shelley Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Randall E. Shelley is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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