Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Joselito Barber was killed when his patrol car was broadsided at the intersection of Yesler Street and 23rd Avenue at 4 a.m.
The driver of a vehicle was traveling at an estimated 80 mph on a city street.
The driver, a parolee, tested positive for cocaine and was wanted on four warrants, including a DUI warrant, when she ran the red light and struck Officer Barber's patrol car. She pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide in September 2007 and was sentenced to serve 20 years.
Officer Barber had graduated from the police academy only five months earlier.
Survivors
Survivors include his fiancée, mother, father, stepmother, brother, and sister.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Barber served with the Seattle Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Seattle community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Barber.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Joselito Alvarez Barber 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. Joselito Alvarez Barber's cause is highlighted.
How Joselito Alvarez Barber Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 20 years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Joselito Alvarez Barber is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Joselito Alvarez Barber was killed by automobile; alcohol involved.
Incident Location
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