The U.S. flag that covered the casket bearing slain Pierce County Sheriff’s Deputy Daniel McCartney is presented to family members, Wednesday during a memorial service at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma. McCartney died the night of Jan. 7 after being shot while responding to a to a break-in call southeast of Tacoma. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, Pool)

The U.S. flag that covered the casket bearing slain Pierce County Sheriff’s Deputy Daniel McCartney is presented to family members, Wednesday during a memorial service at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma. McCartney died the night of Jan. 7 after being shot while responding to a to a break-in call southeast of Tacoma. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, Pool)

Procession, memorial honors slain Washington state deputy

About 1,500 law enforcement personnel and 650 patrol vehicles participated in the Tacoma procession.

  • By Wire Service
  • Wednesday, January 17, 2018 6:23pm
  • Northwest

Associated Press

TACOMA — Crowds lined streets and filled an auditorium to honor a Washington state sheriff’s deputy who was killed after responding to a home invasion.

The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department says about 1,500 law enforcement personnel and 650 patrol vehicles participated in a procession to Wednesday’s memorial for Deputy Daniel McCartney in Tacoma.

Authorities say McCartney responded to a break-in Jan. 7 at a mobile home and called about gunfire shortly after arriving. Deputies found him shot and a suspect with a fatal self-inflicted gunshot wound.

McCartney died early Jan. 8 at a Tacoma hospital. The 34-year-old was a married Navy veteran with three sons ages 4, 6 and 9. He had been a Pierce County deputy for three years.

Two people have been charged with murder in connection with his death.

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