altLake City Police Department MN - Police Officer Shawn Schneider succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained 11 days earlier after responding to a domestic disturbance. Officer Schneider is the 68th law enforcement fatality caused by a gunshot in 2011.

From the Officer Down Memorial Page: After arriving at the scene and attempting to make contact with the male subject, Officer Schneider was shot once in the head. The suspect retreated into the home, where he was found dead after a daylong standoff.

Officer Schneider was transported to a local hospital where he remained until he succumbed to his wounds.
 
Officer Schneider had served with the 10-officer Lake City Police Department for eight years. He also served part-time with the Wabasha County Sheriff's Office and had previously served with Plainview Police Department. 
 
 

End of Watch: Friday, December 30, 2011


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