THURSTON COUNTY, Wash — A man is in custody after shooting at deputies in Thurston County during a pursuit following a foiled burglary, officials say.
The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) responded to a reported commercial burglary near Old Highway 99 on Thursday night, according to a social media post from the department. Sheriff Derek Sanders said a neighbor called about an unknown suspect who had gone inside of a shop and attempted to steal a tractor by ramming open the doors.
Upon arrival, deputies found a commercial building with “substantial damage,” Sanders said. A white pickup truck was seen fleeing the scene, and deputies initiated a pursuit for burglary.
Chehalis Tribal Police managed to spike the fleeing truck successfully, and a Thurston County sergeant deployed a grappler, stopping the pursuit just a few minutes after it began.
As a K9 unit was tracking the suspect, he opened fire on the TCSO personnel, Sanders said. Deputies at the scene took cover and a SWAT team was dispatched to the scene.
The suspect eventually was located in thick brush by an Olympia police K9. The suspect again threatened to shoot at a deputy who was trying to negotiate with him. After 30 minutes of negotiating, the suspect surrendered and his firearm was found in the trash can of a nearby house.
Sanders says the truck the suspect was driving had been stolen and that he did “thousands of dollars in damage” to the building where he had attempted to steal the tractor.
The suspect got medically cleared “as a precaution” and was booked into Thurston County Jail on suspicion of burglary, auto theft, theft, attempted theft, malicious mischief, attempting to elude and unlawful firearm possession.
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