Hero’s Name: Johnnie C. Shoates
Rank: Lieutenant
Department: Detroit Police Dept.
End Of Watch: December 7, 1986
Stone:1
Row:23
NOTES:
Lieutenant Shoates succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained 10 years earlier when he was shot during a robbery.
He was off duty, waiting in line at a fast food restaurant when a man entered the Church’s Chicken at 12701 Joy Road around 12:50 a.m. and announced a robbery. Lieutenant Shoates identified himself and ordered the man to drop his gun. The man turned and opened fire, striking Lieutenant Shoates in the head. Lieutenant Shoates remained in a coma from the time of the shooting until his death 10 years later.
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Lieutenant Shoates was survived by his wife and three children. (His wife was pregnant with their third child when Lt. Shoates was shot).
Date Added: 6-19-23