California Highway Patrol, California
End of Watch: Tuesday, March 1, 1932
Age: 36
Tour of Duty: 6 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: March 1, 1932
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer J.W. Shuman accidentally shot and killed himself while cleaning his service weapon in a room used as the department's armory. He was found with his partially assembled revolver and five cartridges that he had taken out.