Sharon E. Moore

Franklin County Sheriff's Office — Columbus, OH

Felonious

End of Watch May 5, 1983

Age 38

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Gender Female

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 8

Incident

Lieutenant Sharon Moore and her husband, Deputy Sheriff Joseph Moore, were shot and killed in Reynoldsburg after being chased from their home by her ex-husband, who had been stalking Lieutenant Moore over an ongoing custody dispute. Both deputies were leaving their home, in uniform, on their way to work when the subject began chasing them in their vehicle while shooting at them. As Deputy Moore drove towards the Reynoldsburg police station a Reynoldsburg police officer who was running radar began to pursue the vehicles. Deputy Moore stopped his vehicle in a parking lot at 6109 East Main Street where he and the Reynoldsburg officer exchanged shots with the subject. Deputy Moore and Lieutenant Moore both sustained fatal gunshot wounds before the man re-entered his own car and committed suicide. Lieutenant Moore succumbed to her injuries three weeks after the incident.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Moore served with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Columbus community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Moore.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Franklin County Sheriff's Office

Location Columbus, OH

Platform Identity fcso.franklin.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 5, 1983

Age 38

Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Committed suicide

Lieutenant Sharon E. Moore is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Franklin County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 9 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.

Franklin County Sheriff's Office

of 9 officers

44.4% Felonious

OH — Statewide

572

of 991 officers

57.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious