Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Diego Moreno was struck and killed by a patrol car while deploying spike strips during a vehicle pursuit.
The pursuit started after officers began investigating the sounds of gunfire they heard in the area of a mobile home park. They attempted to stop a pickup truck from leaving the area, but the 16-year-old driver refused to stop and led officers on a pursuit along Route 516.
Officer Moreno was attempting to deploy spike strips at the intersection of Route 516 and Meeker Street when he was struck by one of the patrol cars involved in the pursuit. The patrol car then crashed into several parked vehicles.
The truck continued to flee but crashed a short distance away. One occupant in the vehicle and the other two were arrested after fleeing the area. The driver was charged with murder, and the other two were charged in connection with the initial shooting. In November 2019, the driver pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 4 years in juvenile detention.
Officer Moreno had served with the Kent Police Department for eight years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two children, mother, and sister.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Moreno gave the Kent Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Kent community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Moreno.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Diego Moreno is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,586 officers honored here.
In WA, 111 of 340 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.6% of this state's fallen. That is 1.6 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Kent Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Diego Moreno's cause is highlighted.
How Diego Moreno Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Diego Moreno is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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