Randall E. Shelley
Game Warden

Randall E. Shelley

Cardiac
End of Watch June 3, 1946
Age 41
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Gender Male

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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Tributes

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

Location Augusta, ME
Platform Identity mdifwcons.kennebec.me.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 3, 1946
Age 41
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

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.

Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
2
of 17 officers
11.8% Cardiac
ME — Statewide
16
of 102 officers
15.7% Cardiac
Nationwide
1,306
of 32,508 officers
4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Randall E. Shelley's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Randall E. Shelley Compares

Age at End of Watch
41
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Randall E. Shelley is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111

Incident Location