On December 21, 2009, Deputy Walter Kent Mundell Jr., 44, responded with his sergeant, Nick Hausner, to a domestic disturbance near Eatonville, Washington. The deputies had persuaded a 35-year-old man, identified as David Edward Crable, to leave the home, but as Crable gathered his belongings he produced a concealed handgun and fired, discharging about ten rounds. Sergeant Hausner was struck in the neck and face; Mundell was hit multiple times.

Mundell returned fire and killed Crable at the scene. Hausner’s brother and daughter pulled the wounded sergeant to safety. Mundell was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle and placed on life support; he died on December 28, 2009. He was survived by his wife, a 16-year-old daughter, and a 10-year-old son. No arrests were made in connection with Mundell’s death because the shooter died at the scene.

Are there memories of Deputy Mundell’s service or details about the call that anyone who was in Eatonville that week can share?