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Police Officer Edward W.
Quakertown Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania

Police Officer

Edward W. "Edwin" Shearer

Quakertown Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania

End of Watch: Monday, July 20, 1936

Biographical Info

Age: 56
Tour of Duty: 9 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: July 20, 1936
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Police Officer Edwin Shearer suffered a fatal heart attack while running towards an intersection to clear it of traffic in order to let fire trucks through.

The fire trucks were responding to a fire at a farm outside of town.

Officer Shearer had served with the Quakertown Borough Police Department for nine years.