James W. Wood

Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office — Monroe, LA

Felonious

End of Watch March 12, 1869

Tour of Duty

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Deputy Sheriff James Wood was shot and killed while serving a warrant on a man wanted for attempted murder.

He had gone to the suspect's property to arrest him and met him at the gate. As he read the warrant to the man, the man suddenly raised his gun and shot Deputy Wood in the arm and chest. The suspect then fled a short distance down the road before committing suicide with a knife.

Deputy Wood was able to make it into the suspect's home where he died approximately 30 minutes later.

Deputy Wood had served with the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office for only two weeks.

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157 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy Sheriff Wood served with the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Monroe community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office

Location Monroe, LA

Platform Identity opso.ouachita.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 12, 1869

Tour of Duty

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Committed suicide

Deputy Sheriff James W. Wood 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 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 7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office, 3 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office

of 6 officers

50% Felonious

LA — Statewide

364

of 595 officers

61.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious