KING COUNTY, Wash. - Sheriff's deputies are investigating an officer involved shooting in the South Hill community of Puyallup. The incident took place at about 4 a.m.
According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, deputies were trying to stop a reported stolen pickup truck near the intersection of 116th St. East and 120th Avenue East, in unincorporated Pierce County.
According to deputies, the suspect drove down a dead-end street and then struck a tree stump.
"The deputies got into what we call a felony stop position. That's where they're using their car doors for cover, ordering the driver out at gunpoint," said Pierce County Sheriff's Detective Jerry Bates. "The driver did not follow their commands, put the vehicle into reverse and struck the deputies' patrol car. (It) knocked the passenger-side deputy down."
According to Bates, the driver-side deputy fired one shot at the suspect . Bates says the suspect was hit., but managed to jump from the truck and tried to flee.
A canine unit, also on the scene, sent the police dog to subdue the suspect. Video from the scene showed the suspect being treated by medical personnel.
The suspect, said to be about 22-years-old, was taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries caused by the gunshot and by the police dog.
