Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Jarrod Shivers was shot and killed while attempting to serve a narcotics search warrant at a home on Redstart Avenue at approximately 8:35 pm.
Detective Shivers was attempting to force entry into the home when the suspect inside fired one shot through the front door. The round struck Detective Shivers, fatally wounding him. The man then barricaded himself inside the home before being taken into custody and charged with murder.
The suspect was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in May 2009 and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Detective Shivers was a U.S. Navy veteran. He had served with the Chesapeake Police Department for eight years and was assigned to the Special Investigations Section.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, son, two daughters, parents, siblings, and grandparents.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Detective Shivers gave the Chesapeake Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chesapeake community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Jarrod Brent Shivers served in the Navy (1992â2000) before joining law enforcement.
Detective Jarrod Brent Shivers 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 VA, 395 of 654 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Chesapeake Police Department, 4 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jarrod Brent Shivers's cause is highlighted.
How Jarrod Brent Shivers Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 10 years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jarrod Brent Shivers is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jarrod Brent Shivers was killed by handgun; .380 caliber.
Incident Location
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