Bio & Incident Details
Age: 36
Tour: Not available
Badge # 1380
Military veteran
Cause: Gunfire
Location: Michigan
Incident Date: 9/21/2001
Weapon: Handgun; .357 caliber
Suspect: Sentenced to 30 years
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Officer Ronald Sheffield was shot and killed while responding to a call for a man with a gun at the metal detectors at the McNamara Federal Building in Detroit, Michigan.
Security at the building had been increased dramatically in the wake of the terrorist attacks in New York City and the Pentagon. The suspect, who had been waiting in line to go through the security area, pulled a .357 caliber handgun from his bag and shot Officer Sheffield responded when he responded to the call and attempted to approach the the suspect; Officer Sheffield was killed.
Other officers returned fire and wounded the suspect before taking him into custody. The building housed several federal law enforcement agencies.
On March 21, 2003, the killer was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to 30 years in prison with no possibility of parole.
Officer Sheffield was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He is survived by his two daughters.
