Dominique Dom Calata, 35, was shot and killed while serving on a Pierce County SWAT team during a high-risk warrant service in Spanaway on March 15, 2022. The team was attempting to serve a warrant for a 40-year-old man wanted for second-degree assault at a mobile home park off Pacific Avenue when they were met with gunfire from the suspect. In the ensuing exchange of gunfire Deputy Calata was struck in the head and was taken to St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma. He did not regain consciousness and died the next day, March 16, 2022.

Sergeant Rich Scaniffe was also shot and seriously injured; he underwent surgery and survived. The suspect, identified in released footage as Jeremy Dayton, was killed at the scene, and no arrests followed in Deputy Calata’s death. The Pierce County Force Investigation Team handled the inquiry into the use of deadly force.

If anyone witnessed the March 15 service or has information about the moments before the shooting, please share what was seen.