Lyle Florian Tracy

Seattle Police Department — Seattle, WA

Accident Veteran

End of Watch September 7, 1928

Age 31

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

The Vigil Panel 56 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 59

Incident

Police Officer Lyle Tracy was killed when his service weapon fell from its holster and discharged at Police Headquarters, 400 Yesler Way. The round struck Officer Tracy in the back and he died of his wound a few days later. Officer Tracy was a veteran of World War I. He had been a member of the Seattle Police Department for three years. Officer Tracy was survived by his wife, father, and three brothers. His twin brother was also a Seattle Police Officer.

Survivors

Officer Tracy was survived by his wife, father, and three brothers.

In Our Keeping

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Added to badge.nw: April 2, 2026
Last updated: July 23, 2026

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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.
Police Officer Tracy gave the Seattle Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Seattle community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Seattle Police Department

Location Seattle, WA

Platform Identity seatpd.king.wa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 7, 1928

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Age 31

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Lyle Florian Tracy served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Police Officer Lyle Florian Tracy is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In WA, 111 of 339 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.7% of this state's fallen. That is 1.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Seattle Police Department, 16 of 60 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.7% of this agency's fallen.

Seattle Police Department

of 60 officers

26.7% Accident

WA — Statewide

111

of 339 officers

32.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident