In the quiet town of Okanogan, Washington, the life of Daniel C. Allard, a 47-year-old Caucasian male, came to a tragic end in the early morning hours of December 20, 2017. What began as a domestic argument within the walls of his Elmway home escalated into a fatal act of violence. Deputies from the Okanogan County Sheriff's Office responded to a distressing 911 call reporting a shooting, and upon their arrival, they discovered Daniel with a severe gunshot wound.
Emergency responders rushed Daniel to Mid-Valley Hospital, and he was later airlifted to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane for more advanced care. Despite the efforts of medical professionals, he succumbed to his injuries three days later. The investigation into the shooting revealed a grim sequence of events. Daniel and his wife, Sharon A. Allard, had been in a heated argument. At one point, Daniel went downstairs, but Sharon called him back up, asking him to check the television. When he returned upstairs, she shot him.
Sharon Allard was promptly arrested in connection with the shooting. Initially, she faced a charge of first-degree attempted murder. However, following Daniel's death, the charge was upgraded to first-degree murder. She was held at the Okanogan County Jail, with her bail set at $750,000. Another individual was present in the house at the time of the incident but was not involved in the altercation and was the one who initially called for help.
The case took a somber and unexpected turn due to Sharon Allard's own health crisis. She was battling terminal cancer and, according to the Okanogan County coroner, had been on the county's "imminent death" list even before the shooting. Her health deteriorated while in custody, leading to her transfer from the jail to Mid-Valley Hospital, where she remained under guard. On January 3, 2018, just weeks after she took her husband's life, Sharon Allard died from her illness, bringing a sad and complicated end to a tragic story of domestic violence and personal despair.
