Memorial service held for Kittitas Deputy Ryan Thompson
Mar 28, 2019, 12:01 PM | Updated: 4:03 pm
A memorial service for Kittitas County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Thompson took place Thursday at Central Washington University in Ellensburg.
A procession for Deputy Thompson moved through Ellensburg starting around noon. A memorial service started at 2 p.m. at the Nicholson Pavilion on the CWU campus.
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At procession for fallen Deputy Thompson, marching band plays as law enforcement salutes the hearse carrying his flag draped casket. pic.twitter.com/yW4wP29jsT
— Aaron Granillo (@AaronKIROFM) March 28, 2019
Deputy Thompson was shot and killed Tuesday, March 19 after he responded to a road rage incident. Deputies tried to stop the vehicle involved at about 7:45 p.m., but the driver failed to stop. Deputies chased the suspect into the City of Kittitas. When the driver eventually stopped, he got out and exchanged fire with Thompson and a Kittitas police officer.
Officer Benito Chavez, 22, was wounded in the exchange. Thompson was struck and killed.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed Thursday that the suspect — Juan Manual Flores Del Toro — was in the U.S. illegally, and had entered the country through a port of entry in Laredo, Texas.
KIRO 7 contributed to this article.
