Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Martha Woods-Shareef succumbed to injuries sustained when she was run over by a stolen vehicle while responding to an alarm at a convenience store at 1530 Highway 20 in Chackbay.
She had responded to a local convenience store at 2:30 am after an alarm was activated at the store.
Dispatchers heard a scream over her radio, and then moments later a store employee used the radio to inform dispatchers that she had been injured and needed an ambulance. She was transported to Thibodaux Regional Medical Center, where she succumbed to her injuries.
The suspect was arrested approximately four hours later hiding underneath a house.
Sergeant Woods-Shareef had served with the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office for 15 years.
Survivors
She is survived by her husband and daughter.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Woods-Shareef gave the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Thibodaux community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Woods-Shareef.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Martha Ann Woods-Shareef 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 LaFourche Parish Sheriff's Office, 3 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Martha Ann Woods-Shareef's cause is highlighted.
How Martha Ann Woods-Shareef Compares
Offender Outcome
Charged with murder
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Martha Ann Woods-Shareef is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Martha Ann Woods-Shareef was killed by automobile.
Incident Location
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