Law Enforcement Mourns Loss

Monday, December 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM

A Washington State Patrol trooper was killed while on duty Friday night at the scene of a crash in Tacoma.

A Washington State Patrol trooper was killed while on duty Friday night at the scene of a crash in Tacoma. Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting was outside her patrol vehicle on State Route 509 near the Port of Tacoma when she was struck. Life-saving efforts were attempted at the scene, but she was pronounced dead there. Tacoma Police Department is investigating, and officials say this marks the 34th line-of-duty death in Washington State Patrol history.

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