Tazewell County Sheriff's Office, Virginia
End of Watch: Friday, July 23, 2010
Age: 35
Tour of Duty: 7 years
Badge Number: 22
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: July 23, 2010
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Shawn Hess was killed in a vehicle accident while responding to a call to backup an officer from the Richlands Police Department at approximately 5:30 am.
He was driving westbound on U.S. Route 460 when his patrol car left the road, struck a guard rail and went down a ravine, causing him to suffer fatal injuries.
Deputy Hess had served with the Tazewell County Sheriff's Office for seven years.