Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, Texas
End of Watch: Friday, June 13, 2008
Age: 49
Tour of Duty: 10 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: June 13, 2008
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sergeant Barbara Shumate was killed in an automobile accident when her department pickup truck hit the rear of a dump truck that was stopped in the 400 block of FM Road 2821 in Walker County, Texas.
Sergeant Shumate had served with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division for 10 years. She is survived by her son, daughter, and mother.