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Allen Thomas Sharra

Kings County Sheriff's Office — Hanford, CA

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End of Watch December 27, 1999

Age 31

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Deputy Sharra was killed when his cruiser ran off a roadway and into a ditch. He and a ride along explorer were responding to another deputy’s request for back-up. The farm road that Deputy Sharra was driving down made a sudden ninety-degree turn without any warning signs. The patrol cruiser left the roadway and struck an embankment. Deputy Sharra was killed instantly. The explorer was injured but able to radio for assistance.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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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.
Deputy Sheriff Sharra gave the Kings County Sheriff's Office 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hanford community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Kings County Sheriff's Office

Location Hanford, CA

Platform Identity kcso.kings.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 27, 1999

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

Age 31

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Allen Thomas Sharra served in the Navy (1986â1995) before joining law enforcement.

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Deputy Sheriff Allen Thomas Sharra is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

Kings County Sheriff's Office

of 1 officers

100% Accident

CA — Statewide

719

of 1,837 officers

39.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Allen Thomas Sharra's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Allen Thomas Sharra Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service