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Conservator of the Peace Charles Everett Shrewsbury | McDowell County Sheriff's Office, West Virginia
McDowell County Sheriff's Office, West Virginia

Conservator of the Peace

Charles Everett Shrewsbury

McDowell County Sheriff's Office, West Virginia

End of Watch: Monday, July 6, 1936

Biographical Info

Age: 31
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: July 5, 1936
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Sentenced to life

Conservator of the Peace Charles Shrewsbury was shot and killed while conducting a traffic stop in Caretta.

When the suspect's car stopped the man jumped out and opened fire with a handgun. Conservator Shrewsbury was transported to a hospital where he succumbed to his wounds the following day.

The suspect was apprehended and sentenced to life.

Conservator Shrewsbury had served as a conservator of the peace for the Carter Coal Company for three years and held a commission for the McDowell County Sheriff's Department. He was survived by his wife and two children.