Onawa Police Department, Iowa
End of Watch: Sunday, October 22, 1989
Age: 37
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: 1
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: October 22, 1989
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Chief of Police Cole Shatswell suffered a fatal heart attack while investigating a shoplifting in progress.
When he arrived at the scene the suspect fled and Chief Shatswell chased him across the street, where he collapsed. A doctor who witnessed the incident began CPR but was unable to revive him.
Chief Shatswell was survived by his wife and three sons.