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Photograph: Lieutenant Sharon E. Moore

Patch image: Franklin County Sheriff's Department, Ohio






Lieutenant Sharon E. Moore
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Ohio

End of Watch: Tuesday, May 3, 1983

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Monday, April 11, 1983
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

Lieutenant Moore and her husband, Deputy Joseph Moore, were shot and killed on their way to work. Lieutenant Moore's ex-husband began firing at them with a shotgun while chasing their vehicle. Both officers were wounded and could not take action to save their lives. After their vehicle stopped in a parking lot the suspect shot them again with a shotgun. The suspect was shot and killed by a responding officer.

Lieutenant Moore succumbed to her injuries three weeks after the incident.

Related Line of Duty Deaths
Patch image: Franklin County Sheriff's Department, OhioDeputy Sheriff Joseph Z. Moore
Franklin County Sheriff's Department, OH
EOW: Monday, April 11, 1983
Cause of Death: Gunfire

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