Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana
End of Watch Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Add to My HeroesMartha Ann Woods-Shareef
Sergeant Martha Woods-Shareef succumbed to injuries sustained when she was run over by a stolen vehicle while responding to an alarm at a convenience store at 1530 Highway 20 in Chackbay.
She had responded to a local convenience store at 2:30 am after an alarm was activated at the store.
Dispatchers heard a scream over her radio, and then moments later a store employee used the radio to inform dispatchers that she had been injured and needed an ambulance. She was transported to Thibodaux Regional Medical Center, where she succumbed to her injuries.
The suspect was arrested approximately four hours later hiding underneath a house.
Sergeant Woods-Shareef had served with the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office for 15 years. She is survived by her husband and daughter.
Bio
- Age 53
- Tour 15 years
- Badge 255
Incident Details
- Cause Vehicular assault
- Weapon Automobile
- Offender Charged with murder
Most Recent Reflection
View all 221 ReflectionsNearly sixteen years later, and I still find myself thinking about and talking about the amazing person that Martha was. That’s how extraordinary the impact was that she made on other people lives.
Til we meet again, my friend.
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