Washington State Patrol, Washington
End of Watch: Thursday, August 6, 2015
Age: 47
Tour of Duty: 17 years
Badge Number: 938
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: August 6, 2015
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Detective Brent Hanger suffered a fatal heart attack while hiking into a remote area of Chinook Pass, near Yakima, to investigate reports of a marijuana growing operation.
He began to suffer chest pains and shortness of breath. Other detectives who were with him immediately called for assistance and started CPR after he collapsed, but were unable to revive him.
Detective Hanger had served with the Washington State Patrol for 17 years. He is survived by his wife and six children.