Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Nelson Ng died after contracting hantavirus pulmonary syndrome as a result of infected mouse droppings at the department training center. Sergeant Ng was the agency's training officer and spent a significant amount of time at the training center.
Health inspectors searched Sergeant Ng's home, his parents' home, and the department training center for traces of the virus and only found it present at the training center.
Sergeant Ng had served with the agency for 11 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and child.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Ng gave the Ellensburg Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Ellensburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Ng.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Nelson Kai Ng is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In WA, 19 of 339 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 5.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Ellensburg Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Nelson Kai Ng's cause is highlighted.
How Nelson Kai Ng Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Nelson Kai Ng is highlighted in Aug.
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