Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Enforcement Division, Minnesota
End of Watch: Wednesday, February 22, 1967
Age: 50
Tour of Duty: 22 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Date of Incident: February 22, 1967
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Conservation Officer Ronald Shager was killed when his patrol car was struck by a train near the Rock Island Depot in Faribault, Minnesota.
The car was pushed down a ravine into the Straight River.
Officer Shager had served with the agency for 22 years. He was survived by his wife and two children.