Chippewa County Sheriff's Department, Wisconsin
End of Watch: Saturday, January 5, 2008
Age: 31
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: 471
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Date of Incident: January 4, 2008
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Jason Zunker died of injuries he sustained the previous day when he was struck by a vehicle.
He responded to a truck fire just south of Bloomer in western Wisconsin, about 100 miles east of Minneapolis. He was directing traffic when he was hit by a southbound vehicle.
Deputy Zunker was taken by helicopter to a hospital in Eau Claire, where he died the next day from his injuries.
The deputy had served with the Chippewa County Sheriff's Department for 4 years. He is survived by his wife.