Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Chip Hansen died as the result of injuries sustained in 2011 while attempting to subdue a subject who was resisting arrest.
Officer Hansen's shoulder was injured during the incident and required him to undergo surgery. A blood clot developed following the surgery which resulted in Officer Hansen suffering a pulmonary embolism.
Officer Hansen was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Wapato Police Department for 15 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his son, fiancee, parents, and sister.
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- 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 Hansen gave the Wapato Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Wapato 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
Derek Andrew "Chip" Hansen served in the Army (1994â1997) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Derek Andrew "Chip" Hansen 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Derek Andrew "Chip" Hansen's cause is highlighted.
How Derek Andrew "Chip" Hansen Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Derek Andrew "Chip" Hansen is highlighted in Mar.