Sergeant Richard James Schuening
Oregon State Police
Oregon
End of Watch: Thursday, October 2, 1997

Biographical Info
Age: 53
Tour of Duty: 18 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Explosion
Date of Incident: Thursday, October 2, 1997
Weapon Used: Explosives
Suspect Info: Not available

Sergeant Richard Schuening was killed while attempting to disarm an explosive device in Granite, Oregon.

Sergeant Schuening was a bomb technician for the Oregon State Police and was working with ATF agents in removing dynamite and other explosives which were illegally stored on a property. Sergeant Schuening was handling some of the explosives and had moved away from the other officers when the explosion occurred at approximately 12:40 hours.

Sergeant Schuening had been with the department for 18 years and had been with the explosives unit since 1989. He is survived by his wife and children.