ning ▁her ▁the ▁mon iker ▁" D ead ▁Sh ot ▁Mary ". ▁Of ▁her , ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁wrote ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 : ▁ ▁In ▁more ▁than ▁seven ▁years ▁on ▁the ▁police ▁force ▁Miss ▁Sh an ley ▁has ▁had ▁considerable ▁experience ▁with ▁man - catch ing . ▁Sometimes ▁she ▁has ▁had ▁to ▁use ▁her ▁. 3 2 - cal iber ▁revol ver . ▁Once ▁she ▁used ▁her ▁le ather ▁pocket book ▁to ▁knock ▁down ▁her ▁quar ry . ▁... ▁Mayor ▁La ▁Guard ia ▁once ▁pra ised ▁her ▁for ▁demonstr ating ▁" not ▁only ▁keen ▁intelligence ▁and ▁fine ▁police ▁work ▁but ▁also ▁courage ▁at ▁a ▁moment ▁when ▁courage ▁was ▁needed ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁Sh an ley ▁shot ▁her ▁gun ▁while ▁she ▁was ▁off - d ut y ▁and ▁into xic ated ▁at ▁a ▁bar ▁in ▁Jackson ▁He ights , ▁Queens . ▁She ▁was ▁dem oted ▁from ▁first - grade ▁detect ive ▁to ▁police w oman ▁and ▁placed ▁under ▁susp ension , ▁but ▁returned ▁to ▁duty ▁after ▁only ▁a ▁month . ▁She ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁detect ive ▁again ▁later . ▁ ▁She ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁She ▁never ▁married ▁or ▁had ▁children , ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Her ▁great - ne p hew ▁Patrick ▁M ull ins ▁produced ▁a ▁document ary ▁about ▁her , ▁S le ut hing ▁Mary ▁Sh an ley ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁In ▁ 2 0