Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Wood was shot and killed as he and other deputies were searching for illegal stills in the woods of Clark County. While walking a trail, they encountered a man carrying a rifle. Sheriff Wood ordered the man stop, but the man instead shot him. Sheriff Wood returned fire and wounded the suspect. The man was arrested and convicted of Sheriff Wood's murder. The man was hanged at Walla Walla State Prison.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Wood served with the Clark County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Vancouver community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Wood.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Lester Wood is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In WA, 187 of 340 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 55% of this state's fallen. That is 55 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Clark County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lester Wood's cause is highlighted.
How Lester Wood Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Lester Wood is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Lester Wood was killed by rifle.
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