TACOMA, Wash. — The 35-year-old Pierce County deputy shot and gravely injured Tuesday while serving a warrant on a convicted felon in Spanaway died Wednesday, the Sheriff’s Department said.
“It’s a terrible loss for everybody,” Sheriff Ed Troyer said. “The whole department is grieving.”
Deputy Dominique “Dom” Calata died at 2:34 p.m. Pacific time at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma surrounded by family members, fellow deputies and National Guard members.