Daryl Wayne Shuey

Pierce County Sheriff's Department — Tacoma, WA

Cardiac

End of Watch November 10, 2020

Age 57

Tour of Duty 26 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 10

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Daryl Shuey suffered a fatal heart attack while on patrol at 6:00 am.

Deputy Shuey was throwing away heavy items related to a case from the previous day when he was found unresponsive next to his patrol vehicle. He was transferred to the MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital, where he passed away at 7:00 am.

Deputy Shuey had served with the Pierce County Sheriff's Department for 26 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, two children, mother, and two brothers.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

26 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff Shuey gave the Pierce County Sheriff's Department 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Tacoma community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Shuey.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Pierce County Sheriff's Department

Location Tacoma, WA

Platform Identity pcso.pierce.wa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 10, 2020

Tour of Duty 26 yrs

Age 57

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Deputy Sheriff Daryl Wayne Shuey is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In WA, 18 of 339 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.3% of this state's fallen. That is 1.3 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Pierce County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 11 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.1% of this agency's fallen.

Pierce County Sheriff's Department

of 11 officers

9.1% Cardiac

WA — Statewide

of 339 officers

5.3% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac