Roll of Honor
Incident
Marshal Dolar LaPlant was shot and killed while responding to a shots fired call while unarmed. A suspect had been walking down Center Street randomly firing a gun. After Marshal LaPlant received a report of the incident he went directly to the suspect's home and began talking to the man's wife. While there the suspect arrived. Marshal LaPlant asked him if he was the man firing a gun in the street. The suspect replied "Yes" and then fired a shot from his pocket, striking Marshal LaPlant in the liver. Although mortally wounded, Marshal LaPlant was able to overpower the suspect, take his gun, and and shot him in the head as he took him into custody. Marshal LaPlant succumbed to his wound the following day. The suspect, age 27, was convicted of murder and sentenced to life. On December 22, 1926, the suspect died on the operating table of a Walla Walla hospital as doctors attempted to remove the bullet that Marshal LaPlant had fired into his head.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Marshal LaPlant served with the Eatonville Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Eatonville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Marshal LaPlant.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Marshal Dolar LaPlant 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dolar LaPlant's cause is highlighted.
How Dolar LaPlant Compares
Offender Outcome
Died in prison of gunshot wound when arr
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Dolar LaPlant is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Dolar LaPlant was killed by handgun.