At Rest

Deadly force
Reports on events leading up to John Edward Shanks' death are varied and include attempted robbery, assault and sleeping on a porch. A deputy confronted him for an unknown reason, and Shanks fled into the woods. The deputy alleged that when Shanks pointed a pistol at him, he ordered him several times to drop the weapon. When Shanks did not comply, he shot and killed him.
This record exists so that John Edward Shanks, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.
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