Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Tony Radulescu was shot and killed while making a traffic stop on a driver of a pickup truck on State Route 16, at Anderson Hill Road, in Gorst, shortly before 1:00 am.
He had radioed in his location along with the pickup truck's license plate and description to dispatchers. Dispatchers were unable to contact him again and a Kitsap County sheriff's deputy was sent to check on his status. The deputy discovered him laying near his patrol car suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma where he was pronounced dead.
It was later determined that he had conducted a passenger side approach of the pickup truck. The driver, a convicted felon, had told his female passenger to lean her seat back, and as Trooper Radulescu came to the window the driver leaned over and shot him.
The vehicle that Trooper Radulescu had stopped was found abandoned on a country road approximately three hours later. A SWAT team was deployed to the registered owner's home and, as they approached, the suspect committed suicide.
The passenger in the vehicle was sentenced to one year in prison on charges connected to the shooting.
Trooper Radulescu was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Washington State Patrol for 16 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his son.
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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.
Trooper Radulescu gave the Washington State Patrol 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Washington. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Tony Vian Radulescu served in the Army (1986â1994) before joining law enforcement.
Trooper Tony Vian Radulescu 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 Washington State Patrol, 8 of 34 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 23.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Tony Vian Radulescu's cause is highlighted.
How Tony Vian Radulescu Compares
Offender Outcome
Committed suicide
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Tony Vian Radulescu is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Tony Vian Radulescu was killed by handgun.
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