Rene Sheppard is a fictional character in Homicide: Life on the Street, played by Michael Michele.

She was Miss Anne Arundel County (beauty pageant queen) sometime prior to joining the Baltimore Police Department.

Her career is tested when an arrest goes bad; Sheppard is severely beaten by the suspect, and her gun is stolen, causing the department to doubt her ability to do her job.

[2] Although he at first comes to Sheppard's defense, Lewis also doubts that he can trust her, leading to tension between the two and often resulting in their seeking other partners.

Falsone responds bluntly to Lewis' sincere question of forgiveness by saying "you should ask Sheppard."