Roll of Honor
Sherman Ray Walker
Incident
Lieutenant Sherman Walker was shot and killed from ambush in front of his home on Little Emilie Street in Garyville. As he entered his unmarked patrol car at 8:45 p.m., he was shot multiple times in the back, fatally wounding him. Three suspects were charged with first-degree murder a couple of months later. They confessed that they killed him in retaliation for arresting one of them five times. Two of the suspects had lengthy criminal records, and one was a juvenile. All three men pleaded guilty. The suspect who fired the fatal shot received 99 years. One suspect received 21 years and was released in 1995. In 2002, he was convicted of killing two bank tellers during a bank robbery and was sentenced to death. The youth received 40 years. Lieutenant Walker was a United States Army Vietnam War veteran and had served with the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office for eight years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Detective Lieutenant Walker gave the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the LaPlace community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Sherman Ray Walker served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Detective Lieutenant Sherman Ray Walker 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 97,756 officers honored here.
In LA, 364 of 595 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.2% of this state's fallen. That is 61.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office, 7 of 8 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 87.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Sherman Ray Walker's cause is highlighted.
How Sherman Ray Walker Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Sherman Ray Walker is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Sherman Ray Walker was killed by shotgun.
Military Service
Sherman Ray Walker served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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Others Who Wore This Badge
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