Cyrus Shaeffer

Death by Force

Cyrus Shaeffer, a 38-year-old male police officer in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, died on February 14, 1903. Officer Shaeffer was attempting to arrest a murder suspect named David Shaud, who had just killed a woman who had testified against him in a burglary trial. As Officer Shaeffer climbed the stairs into the attic of Shaud's home, Shaud ambushed him and shot him twice, fatally wounding him. The suspect surrendered to another officer shortly after the shooting and later pled guilty to murder. He wa ...Read More

Patrolman Cyrus Shaeffer - Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP)

In memory of Lebanon's officers who gave their life in the line of duty

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