Richmond Police Department, Virginia
End of Watch: Sunday, July 3, 1904
Age: 63
Tour of Duty: 24 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: June 30, 1904
Weapon Used: Handgun; .32 caliber
Suspect Info: Executed in 1905
Captain John Shinberger succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained four days earlier while he and other officers attempted to apprehend a murder suspect in a house at 1308 North Second Street.
Captain Shinberger took a position in the rear of the house and was shot as the suspect attempted to flee the scene.
The subject was convicted of murder and hanged January 6th, 1905.
Captain Shinberger served with the Baltimore Light Artillery in the Civil War. He had served with the Richmond Police Department for 24 years.