Steven M. Shelton

How they died

Deadly force

The sheriff's office received a call that a home had been broken into, police said. Deputies determined that Steven M. Shelton was suspected in the break-in, but by the time officers arrived, Shelton was gone. Sgt. Todd Moser was still at the home completing a report on damage and the alleged theft of money when Shelton returned with a friend. Moser went outside where he confronted Shelton, who pulled a knife. There was a scuffle. Shelton was shot once in the chest but managed to get into Moser's other and drag the officer about 50 feet before being fatally shot.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Steven M. Shelton, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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