In the midst of our profound grief over the tragic and senseless murders of Spokane County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Mason Acheson and Parker Perry, we must provide information for the service of a ๐ณ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ.
Deputy Ryan Terpsma, 28, a ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ serving with the Lincoln County Sheriffโs Office in Montana, died in the line of duty on October 30, 2026, after responding to a disturbance in Eureka, Montana.
Deputy Terpsma and Eureka Police Officer David Steed responded to a call for a domestic disturbance in Eureka. As they arrived at the location, the suspect ambushed the two officers. Deputy Terpsma was fatally shot and Officer Steed was wounded. It was reported the gunman fired 50 rounds at them.
The suspect also killed a 46-year old woman at the location before fleeing with his 7-year old daughter in his vehicle. As deputies engaged him in a pursuit through mountainous and rural roads, he continued to fire on them, disabling two patrol vehicles before eventually surrendering at a roadblock on Highway 93. He was charged with deliberate homicide and several other offenses; however he died of a medical emergency while in custody.
Deputy Terpsma proudly served the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office for five months, previously working as a detention officer with the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputy Ryan Terpsma was killed on his 28th birthday.
๐๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฐ, ๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ:๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฝ.๐บ. ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ณ๐ฏ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฆ๐., ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ต๐ฎ๐บ. The service is open to the public.
The service will be live-streamed, and a link will be made available.
If you are a survivor attending, let the ushers know you would like to be seated in the designated survivor seating area.
May Deputy Terpsma rest in peace.
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University of Washington Huskies Athletics
If you are a fan of University of Washington sports (go Dawgs!), we have a limited number of tickets available for some 2026 Husky home soccer, football and volleyball games.
The Washington Huskies Athletic Department has once again generously reached out to partner withย WAStateC.O.P.S.ย to offer โย at NO charge to youย โ tickets to the following games:
If you are interested,ย contact usย with the following:
sporting event
date
opponent (validating your selection)
number of tickets desired
your name and cell number
Notes:
1. The UW reserves the right to rescind the tickets if they can sell the tickets instead.
*They will provide plenty of notice if they do so.
2. To transfer tickets from us to you, we need your cell number.
3. In order to receive tickets, the recipient will use/set up aย GoHuskiesย account.
4. Tickets are released approximately 2 weeks before the game or match.
5. If you accept tickets and then cannot use them or give them to someone else, theyย mustย be transferred back to us.
*The Huskies audit tickets they donate to ensure they have been scanned to the selected game.
Suncatchers / Holiday Ornaments
We are thrilled to have worked withย Supreme Whiskey Stones (owned by Chicago-area law enforcement officers) to produce and sell beautiful cut-glass suncatchers / ornaments featuring our chapter logo!
Purchase your WAStateC.O.P.S. ornamentย here ($25 suggested donation)ย or at any chapter meeting!
If you need your ornament(s) shipped, please contact us atย Info@WashingtonStateCops.org, so we can make arrangements.
First Responder Whiskey Partnership
We are excited to announce that we have partnered with law-enforcement-friendly First Responder Whiskey Societyย to create a limited-edition Very Small Batch bourbon whiskey delivered in a commemorative whiskey bottle.
100% of the net proceeds of your purchase will be donated back to our chapter to supportย survivors in our state.
Pleaseย share this linkย with anyone who responsibly enjoys bourbon.
Cheers!
We offer opportunities for you to help our LODD survivors
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We accept donations through Fred Meyer in-store shopping. Our Fred Meyer organization number isย SA045. Link your Fred Meyer card to our EIN, 91-1616445, by visitingย Fred Meyer Community Rewards
OUR HEROES
We are dedicated to providing exceptional service, advocacy, and peer support for surviving families, co-workers, and the law enforcement community for as long as they need us. Click the link below for our Washington State honored heroes.
PROGRAMS
C.O.P.S. contributes to the emotional and psychological well-being of LODD survivors. Chapters financially assist survivors to attend support programs offered by National C.O.P.S. For more on C.O.P.S. programs, click on the link below.
EVENTS
WAStateC.O.P.S. offers survivors professional help through events such as the Survivors conference at National Police Week, retreats, peer support and training. Visit the link below to see upcoming events locally or offered by National C.O.P.S.
Rebuilding shattered lives of survivors and co-workers affected by line of duty deaths, through partnerships with law enforcement and the community.
Washington State Concerns of Police Survivors (WAStateC.O.P.S.) is one of over 50 chapters of Concerns of Police Survivors.
National C.O.P.S. was founded in 1984, with our chapter incorporated in 1996.
C.O.P.S. chapters provide survivors the opportunity to offer and receive support from one another. Chapters fundraise in order to assist survivors to attend their specific weekends with counseling and healing, the Survivors conference at National Police Week, Surviving to Thriving conference and other events.
For information on how you can help Line of Duty Death (LODD) survivors living in Washington State, please contact us at Info@WashingtonStateCops.Org