Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Dale Eggers was shot and killed while moonlighting as a security guard at a local bank at 2555 Beacon Avenue South. Officer Eggers, who was in uniform, was sitting at a desk and was unaware that a robbery had taken place at a teller's window. At 11:49 a.m., as the subject exited the bank, he shot Officer Eggers in the head even though he had not been confronted. The subject, an ex-convict, was apprehended just hours before Officer Eggers' funeral. On January 29, 1986, the suspect, 25, was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. As of November 3, 2022, the suspect was in prison. Officer Eggers was a United States Navy Vietnam War veteran. He had served with the Seattle Police Department for 18 years.
Survivors
He was survived by six children and his parents.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Eggers gave the Seattle Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Seattle community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Dale E. Eggers served in the Navy (1964â1968) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Dale E. Eggers 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 WA, 187 of 339 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 55.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Seattle Police Department, 44 of 60 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 73.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dale E. Eggers's cause is highlighted.
How Dale E. Eggers Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Dale E. Eggers is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Dale E. Eggers was killed by shotgun; 410 gauge.
Incident Location
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