TACOMA, Wash. (AP) – One of two Pierce County Sheriff’s deputies wounded in a shootout south of Tacoma, has died, authorities said Wednesday. Dominique “Dom” Calata was taken to St. Joseph’s Medical Center after the exchange of gunfire with a suspect during an arrest Tuesday in Spanaway, according to a statement. The 35 year old had been with the sheriff’s department for more than six years The other deputy, a 21 year veteran with the department, was in serious condition at St. Joseph’s, but he is expected to survive. The suspect was killed.
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