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David J. McShane

Gender : Male

Age : 50

Race : White

Date : 01/23/2024

Location : Home (Marcellus, New York)

City : Marcellus

County : Onondaga

State : New York

Agency : New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Law Enforcement (Environmental Conservation Police)

Cause of Death : Job-Related Illness

Event : Died from 9/11 related exposure illness

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 01/23/2024, retired Environmental Conservation Police Lieutenant David J. McShane died at his home in Marcellus, New York, after a battle with cancer attributed to his assignment to search and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. McShane entered the DEC Division of Law Enforcement on 02/15/1999 and served 22 years, supervising officers in Onondaga and Cayuga counties before retiring on 06/26/2022. Flags in New York State were ordered at half-staff in his honor, and obituary records list his survivors including his wife and three children.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://dec.ny.gov/news/press-releases/2024/1/dec-announces-the-passing-of-fallen-environmental-conservation-police-lieutenant-david-mcshane
https://www.buranichfuneralhome.com/obituaries/lt-david-mcshane
https://obits.syracuse.com/us/obituaries/syracuse/name/david-mcshane-obituary?id=54191781
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26910-lieutenant-david-j-mcshane
https://cnycentral.com/news/local/nys-honors-9-11-responder-lt-david-mcshane-of-marcellus-with-half-staff-flags-monday