JAMES A SHIELDS
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Officer Rank: Police Officer
Memorial Panel: 21-E: 23
Department: Buffalo, New York, P.D.
End of Watch: October 30, 2002
Cause: AUTO
Age: 36
Years of Service: 7
Description: Officer Shields and his partner were pursuing a robbery suspect who had fled the scene by boarding a public bus. With lights and siren activated, Officer Shields pursued the bus. As the patrol unit entered the intersection of Delaware and Bryant, another vehicle turned in front of them. Officer Shields swerved to avoid hitting the car and struck a tree. Officer Shields was transported to a local hospital where he died shortly after arrival. His partner suffered a broken hip in this single-car accident but recovered.
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