Home invasion shooting on Key Peninsula prompts pursuit that ended in Gig Harbor
A shooting on Key Peninsula early Friday led to a high-speed pursuit that ended in Gig Harbor with one person in custody and another on the run.
Just after 5 a.m., a home-invasion robbery took place on 27th Street NW in Lakebay, and a man was shot multiple times. He is expected to survive.
“We believe this was a targeted robbery,” Pierce County sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said.
As two suspects fled in a Cadillac Escalade, authorities spotted them on state Route 302 and gave chase. The pursuit reached 80 mph across the Purdy Spit and state Route 16 before entering Gig Harbor.
Deputies knew the suspects were armed and had just shot someone, so they decided to put spikes on the road to stop the vehicle before it reached more populated areas.
The Escalade was forced to stop near Forest Grove Apartments in Gig Harbor, 5402 35th Ave., after the tires popped and a patrol car deliberately rammed the SUV.
At least one of the suspects confronted the deputies, and a deputy fired a single round, Troyer said.
The round struck a vehicle tire. Nobody was injured.
One of the suspects was taken into custody, and the other fled into the woods. An hour-long K-9 track in the neighborhood failed to locate the suspect.
Goodman Middle School and Harbor Heights Elementary School were temporarily placed on lockdown while deputies searched for the suspect. The lockdowns later were lifted.
Investigators planned to obtain search warrants to check the Escalade for weapons.
A suspect was later arrested for warrants, and Troyer said it’s the second man they were searching for immediately after the pursuit.
This story was originally published November 22, 2019 at 9:09 AM.
