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Joseph William Shinners

Case from Orem, UT dated Jan 05, 2019

Victim Details

Joseph Shinners

Male

White / Caucasian

Orem

UT

2019-01-05

29

Joseph

William Shinners

Yes

06/21/2026

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In the cold, dark parking lot of an Orem, Utah shopping center on the night of January 5, 2019, the life of 29-year-old White/Caucasian Provo Police Officer Joseph William Shinners came to a tragic and heroic end. A three-year veteran of the department, he was a dedicated husband and a father to a young son, with another child on the way that he would never meet. That evening, Officer Shinners was part of a team of officers from the Provo and Orem Police Departments attempting to arrest a wanted ...
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  • The Salt Lake Tribune: Provo police officer remembered as a hero, and a man who snuggled his toddler son to sleep
  • Utah Police Officer Killed In Shootout With Fugitive Was Massachusetts Native
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