EOW: Monday December 28, 2009

Pierce County sheriff’s deputy Kent Mundell died at 5:04 p.m. today (28 Dec 2009) after being removed from life support at Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center, sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer.  Deputy Kent Mundell, 44, a 9 year veteran of the Sheriff's Department was shot multiple times.  Mundell is married, with 16- and 10-year-old children.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Mundell family and members of the Pierce County Sheriff's Department.  A fund has been set up for the Mundell family; anyone wishing to make a contribution may do so at anyColumbia Bank location, any TAPCO Credit Union location, or online through the Pierce County Deputy Sheriff's Guild