Police searching for robbery suspect after shots fired near Buddies Grocery in Lacey

Thurston County Sheriff’s deputies were shot at while chasing a robbery suspect in Lacey, police said. And he’s still at-large.

The sheriff’s office was dispatched to a robbery at Buddie’s Grocery on Martin Way East on Friday afternoon. When officers arrived the suspect had gotten into a vehicle and subsequently crashed near Olympic View Elementary School. The suspect then shot at officers while attempting to carjack a vehicle in the school parking lot. No one was injured, police said.

The suspect stole a gray Toyota Tundra and headed east on Martin Way. Washington State Patrol assisted in pursuing the suspect for a time as he headed north on I-5. Officers lost sight of the vehicle near exit 120A in Lakewood.

The sheriff’s office said it’s continuing to search for the suspect and investigate the situation.

This story was originally published April 22, 2022 at 3:22 PM.

Ty Vinson

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Ty Vinson covers the City of Olympia and keeps tabs on Tumwater and other communities in Thurston County. He joined The Olympian in 2021. Before that, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism at Indiana University. In college, he worked as an intern at the Northwest Indiana Times, the Oregonian and the Arizona Republic as a Pulliam Fellow. Support my work with a digital subscription