The 30-year-old man was hit twice in the shoulder and once in the face and was expected to survive his injuries, Lakewood police Lt. Heidi Hoffman said. The man was undergoing treatment at Tacoma General Hospital.

The 30-year-old officer, who’s been on the force five years, has been put on paid administrative leave, which is standard procedure in officer-involved shootings. His name was not released.

The incident began about 1:40 a.m. when Lakewood patrol officers spotted a man they thought might be driving drunk on 100th Street Southwest, Hoffman said. The officers tried to stop the man’s SUV but he took off.

“The chase was on,” Hoffman said.

The man turned onto Bridgeport Way Southwest. He hit a couple of patrol cars, then went through a business parking lot in the 9100 block of Bridgeport Way Southwest, Hoffman said.

He got into the back part of the lot, where his vehicle got stuck.

Officers got out of their patrol cars and approached the man’s vehicle. The man put his vehicle into reverse and headed toward the officers.

One officer fired his weapon. The man maneuvered his way out of the parking lot, Hoffman said.

The man hit two more patrol cars as he fled. Officers pursued him and one did a maneuver that stopped the vehicle at Gravelly Lake Drive Southwest and Steilacoom Boulevard Southwest.

The man was immediately taken into custody. Officers discovered he was injured, and he was taken to the hospital.

Four patrol cars were damaged – one significantly when the man hit it head on – during the pursuit, Hoffman said. No officers or bystanders were injured.

Officers don’t know why the man tried to flee, though he did have a suspended driver’s license and a warrant for his arrest.

Lakewood’s major crimes unit was investigating the shooting, Hoffman said.

Stacey Mulick: 253-597-8268

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