Corrections Sergeant Shannon Douglas Russell
Pima County Sheriff's Department
Arizona
End of Watch: Thursday, December 5, 2002

Biographical Info
Age: 43
Tour of Duty: 12 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: Thursday, December 5, 2002
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Sergeant Shannon Russell suffered a fatal heart attack during physical training exercises at the department's training facility on South Rita Ranch Road.

Other officers administered CPR until he was transported to Kino Community Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Sergeant Russell had been employed with the Pima County Sheriff's Department for 12 years, and was a member of the agency's emergency response team. He was posthumously promoted to Corrections Sergeant. He is survived by his father.