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How To Donate To Deputy Daniel McCartney Legacy Fund
Pierce County deputy Deputy Daniel McCartney died early Monday morning after being shot responding to a burglary call.
UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA - There are several ways for local residents to donate to a legacy fund for Pierce County deputy Daniel A. McCarthy, who died after being shot in the line of duty late Sunday night. McCartney, 34, a husband and father of three young boys, had served as a Pierce County deputy since 2014.
If you want to donate to McCartney's legacy fund, here's how:
- Visit any local branch of the Tapco Credit Union. You can find a branch close to you here.
- Contact Crime Stoppers of Tacoma-Pierce County. Visit the group's website here.
McCartney was shot around 11:30 p.m. Sunday and later died at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tacoma during surgery. According to Pierce County Sheriff's spokesman Det. Ed Troyer, McCartney may have engaged in a gun battle with two suspects before he was shot.
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McCartney arrived at the scene of a residential burglary in Frederickson and saw the two suspects fleeing the scene. He chased them, and one of the suspects was killed during the foot pursuit.
The second suspect is still at large and is considered armed and dangerous, Troyer said.
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