2 WA Deputies Wounded Serving Warrant, 1 in Grave Condition
Deputy Dominique Calata was in grave condition Tuesday night, according to the PCSD. Calata, 35, has a wife and a 4-year-old child at home and has been with the department for the past seven years.
Two Pierce County Sheriff’s Department (PCSD) deputies were shot south of Spanaway Tuesday around noon during a SWAT operation.
Deputy Dominique Calata was in grave condition Tuesday night, according to the PCSD. Calata, 35, has a wife and a 4-year-old child at home and has been with the department for the past seven years. Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer said "we need to prepare for the worst," when it comes to Calata's condition. Calata was in critical condition Wednesday morning, KIRO7 reports.
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The other wounded deputy, Sergeant Rich Scaniffe, was out of surgery Tuesday evening and in stable condition. Scaniffe is 45 and has been with the department for 21 years, KING5 reports.
The 40-year-old suspect, identified as Jeremy Dayton, was shot and killed, according to a spokesperson for the Pierce County Force Investigation Team. The deputies were serving a warrant for an alleged assault with a firearm at the time of the shooting, according to Sheriff Troyer.
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Inside the bedroom officers found what they believed to be an IED. The officers evacuated the house and called for the Chattanooga Police Bomb Squad and ATF agents.
Sergeant Greg Graff was “preparing school leaders for the upcoming year during a safety training program at Clearwater High School,” the school district said.
LASD said Detective Joshua Kelley-Eklund, Detective Victor Lemus, and Detective William Osborn who were all assigned to Special Enforcement Bureau’s Arson Explosives Detail were killed in the incident.
The Maryland State Police Aviation Command Trooper 7 crew, the MSP helicopter based in California, Maryland, were monitoring the county dispatch radio, overheard the dispatch, and self-launched.
At press time the names of the deputies had not been released. Sheriff Robert Luna said one had served for 19 years, another for 22 years, and another for 33 years.
