72-year-old Officer Shannon was killed while directing traffic on the White Horse Pike here for the Midnight Mass on December 24, 1946, by a hit-and-run driver who later confessed. The patrolman has been the only Lindenwold officer killed in the line of duty in the department's 83-year history.
Publication date | Jun 24, 2018 |
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72-year-old Officer Shannon was killed while directing traffic on the White Horse Pike here for the Midnight Mass on December 24, 1946, by a hit-and-run driver who later confessed. The patrolman has been the only Lindenwold officer killed in the line of duty in the department's 83-year history.