James Blaine Shrewsbury

West Virginia State Police — South Charleston, WV

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch July 16, 1923

Age 31

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 4 mo

The Vigil Panel 45 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 41

Incident

Private James Shrewsbury succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained four days earlier when he was shot in a gun battle with a gang of bootleggers near Lansing. He was taken to Oak Hill Hospital for treatment and then transferred to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, where he succumbed to his wounds. Private Shrewsbury was a U.S. Army World War I veteran and served with the West Virginia State Police for over one year. Two of his brothers served with the Raleigh County (West Virginia) Sheriff's Office.

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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.
Private Shrewsbury gave the West Virginia State Police 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of West Virginia, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department West Virginia State Police

Location South Charleston, WV

Platform Identity wvsp.wv.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 16, 1923

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 4 mo

Age 31

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Not available

Military Service

James Blaine Shrewsbury served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Private James Blaine Shrewsbury 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 WV, 169 of 232 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 72.8% of this state's fallen. That is 18.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At West Virginia State Police, 21 of 42 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

West Virginia State Police

of 42 officers

50% Felonious

WV — Statewide

169

of 232 officers

72.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious