Law enforcement shoots man after I-5 pursuit near Grand Mound late Wednesday
A 25-year-old man is in the hospital after law enforcement officers shot him Wednesday night near Grand Mound.
The shooting occurred after a freeway pursuit on Interstate 5 that ended near milepost 88, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office.
A sheriff’s deputy attempted to stop a vehicle shortly after 8 p.m. near the confluence of Cleveland Avenue and Yelm Highway in Tumwater, sparking a 15-minute car chase, a press release from the agency says.
Washington State Patrol troopers were called in for backup once the car got onto Interstate 5, a separate release from that agency says, but it’s not clear which agency’s officer fired on the suspect, or how many officers were involved in the shooting.
Officers were uninjured, but a police dog was also hit by gunfire, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office, which was not immediately available for comment. A spokesperson for Washington State Patrol declined to answer questions about the shooting, but confirmed that at least one trooper was involved in the incident.
The shooting is now being investigated by the Region 3 Critical Incident Investigation Team, which is headed by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office.
A spokesperson for the Mason County Sheriff’s Office said he cannot release any information because of the state’s I-940 law.
This story was originally published January 14, 2021 at 8:13 AM.
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