Police Officer Dale E. Eggers, Seattle Police Department, Washington

Police Officer Dale E. Eggers

Seattle Police Department, Washington

End of Watch Tuesday, April 23, 1985

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Dale E. Eggers

Police Officer Dale Eggers was shot and killed while moonlighting as a security guard at a local bank at 2555 Beacon Avenue South.

Officer Eggers, who was in uniform, was sitting at a desk and was unaware that a robbery had taken place at a teller's window. At 11:49 a.m., as the subject exited the bank, he shot Officer Eggers in the head even though he had not been confronted.

The subject, an ex-convict, was apprehended just hours before Officer Eggers' funeral. On January 29, 1986, the suspect, 25, was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. As of November 3, 2022, the suspect was in prison.

Officer Eggers was a United States Navy Vietnam War veteran. He had served with the Seattle Police Department for 18 years. He was survived by six children and his parents.

Bio

Age 39
Tour 18 years
Badge Not available
Military Veteran

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Shotgun; 410 gauge
Offender Sentenced to life

convicted felon, parolee, robbery, secondary employment

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Officer Eggers,
On today, the 40th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just for your Community but for our Country as well when you served with the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

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BPA Mike Casey
United States Border Patrol(Retired)

April 23, 2025