Lakewood police today identified two officers involved in the fatal shooting of a suspected car thief who the department says fired at police in Tacoma Dec. 9.
Lakewood police today identified two officers involved in the fatal shooting of a suspected car thief who the department says fired at police in Tacoma Dec. 9.
Officer Jon Waller and Officer Ryan Moody are both back to work after the incident. They were placed on administrative leave per procedure after the shooting.
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A suspected car thief shot by a Lakewood Police Officer Sunday night has died, according to Tacoma police spokesman Mark Fulghum.
The pursuit of a suspected car thief ended with a Lakewood police officer shooting the man Sunday night in Tacoma. According to Lakewood Police, the suspect fired first at officers.
The suspected car thief gave a Tacoma police officer the slip in an alley.
The Richland Police Department is recognizing several of its own for heroism, lifesaving acts and other exceptional service.
Three officers involved in a fatal shooting in June 2011 are among those receiving honors -- in their cases, the Medal of Valor.
Their awards and others were to be presented Friday night at a ceremony at the Richland Community Center -- the first awards ceremony of its kind for the department, which has 58 commissioned police officers and 15 civilian staff.
Spokane police were tracking a "dangerous individual" they believed responsible for a recent fatal shooting when they shot and killed that man early Thursday in the nearby Nine Mile Falls area, the police chief said.
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