Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Dom Calata succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained the previous day while members of the Pierce County Sheriff's Department SWAT Team attempted to serve an arrest warrant in the 19000 block of Pacific Avenue South in Spanaway.
The SWAT Team was assisting the South Sound Gang Task Force with serving the warrant. They were outside of the suspect's mobile home when the man opened fire on them. Deputy Calata and a sergeant were both shot and wounded before the subject was killed by return gunfire.
Both deputies were transported to St. Joseph Medical Center. Deputy Calata succumbed to his wounds the following day and donated his organs on March 16th, 2022.
Deputy Calata was a U.S. Army veteran and a Washington National Guard veteran. He had served with the Pierce County Sheriff's Department for 6-1/2 years and was assigned to the contracted Edgewood Police Department.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and 4-year-old child.
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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.
Deputy Sheriff Calata gave the Pierce County Sheriff's Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tacoma community. Thank you 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
Dominique Calata served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Dominique Calata is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In WA, 187 of 340 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 55% of this state's fallen. That is 55 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Pierce County Sheriff's Department, 6 of 11 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 54.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dominique Calata's cause is highlighted.
How Dominique Calata Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Dominique Calata is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Dominique Calata was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
Military Service
Dominique Calata served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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Others Who Wore This Badge
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