Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Shawn Schneider succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained 11 days earlier after responding to a domestic disturbance call on West Lyon Avenue at approximately 8:30 am.
After Officer Schneider and his partner arrived at the scene, the male subject was spotted outside of the home by Officer Schneider's partner but then retreated back inside. He opened fire on Officer Schneider through a basement window, fatally wounding him.
After an 8-hour standoff, the subject was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Officer Schneider was transported to the St. Marys Hospital at Mayo Clinic, where he remained until succumbing to his wounds.
Officer Schneider had served with the 10-officer Lake City Police Department for eight years. He also served part-time with the Wabasha County Sheriff's Office and had previously served with the Plainview Police Department.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, daughter, and two sons.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Schneider gave the Lake City Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lake City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Schneider.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Shawn Steven Schneider is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MN, 173 of 293 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59% of this state's fallen. That is 4.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Shawn Steven Schneider's cause is highlighted.
How Shawn Steven Schneider Compares
Offender Outcome
Committed suicide
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Shawn Steven Schneider is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Shawn Steven Schneider was killed by handgun.