Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171065576 - SWAT team member shot and killed during hostage situation

Accident Summary Nr: 171065576 -- Report ID: 1055330 -- Event Date: 08/28/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115414336	09/04/1997	9121	0	City Of Tacoma Dba Tacoma Police Dept

Abstract: At 9:43 a.m. on August 28, 1997, Employee #1 and co-members of the Tacoma, WA, Police SWAT unit, were dispatched to a domestic dispute involving a hostage at a location where police believed a heavily armed suspect was staying. The suspect appeared several times at the door of the home and engaged in face-to-face negotiations with Employee #1. During one of these encounters, the suspect was shot with a rubber bullet and fell to the ground. Employee #1 was moving forward as part of a seven-member arrest team when the suspect fired an assault rifle at him. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: STRUCK BY, WORKPLACE VIOLENCE, FLYING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115414336			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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