By Rolf Boone
The Olympian (Olympia, Wash.)
THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. — A Thurston County Sheriff’s Office deputy fired their weapon at a suspect Sunday morning following a pursuit in the Grand Mound area of the county, Sheriff Derek Sanders announced on social media.
About 6:20 a.m., deputies assisted Washington State Patrol with a pursuit on northbound Interstate 5 near Exit 88 after the male suspect reportedly fired at a pursuing trooper vehicle, according to updated information released by the sheriff’s office.
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The suspect vehicle was stopped by spike strips, but the suspect fled on foot into a nearby fenced area where deputies confronted the man and a Taser was used, according to the news release.
The suspect allegedly displayed a firearm and a deputy fired their weapon at him multiple times, although he was not hit, according to the release.
The suspect continued west toward a Taco Bell in Grand Mound where he was confronted a second time by deputies. They again used a Taser, and he was taken into custody, according to the release.
The man was treated at an area hospital due to “minor injuries from Taser deployment,” per the release.
“There is no longer any active threat to the public, and there are no injuries reported to law enforcement,” Sanders said in his social media post.
The male suspect, believed to be in his 30s, was booked into the Lewis County Jail because the first shots happened there, said Lewis County Sheriff’s Office special services chief Gabriel Frase on Sunday.
The man was arrested on suspicion of attempting to elude law enforcement and first-degree assault, but more booking charges are expected, Frase said.
Although the suspect was not hit, a multi-county law enforcement group known as the Region 3 Critical Incident Investigation Team is investigating the incident, Sanders said.
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