Pursuit of armed carjacker leads to brief lockdown at Clover Park High School in Lakewood

A police pursuit of an armed carjacker Wednesday afternoon led Pierce County deputies to Clover Park High School in Lakewood, where the person was detained. The school was put on lockdown during the incident.

Deputies said there are no ongoing safety concerns. A gun was recovered when the person was taken into custody.

Pierce County Sheriff’s Department offered few details about the carjacking or police pursuit. The department tweeted at about 2:12 p.m. that deputies had pursued the carjacker Wednesday afternoon into Lakewood, and the person got out of a car at the high school.

The suspected carjacker fled on foot, and deputies were able to detain the person.

This story was originally published February 2, 2022 at 2:42 PM.

Peter Talbot

The News Tribune

Peter Talbot is a criminal justice reporter for The News Tribune. He started with the newspaper in 2021. Before that, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism at Indiana University. In college, he worked as an intern at NPR in Washington, D.C. He also interned for the Oregonian and the Tampa Bay Times. Support my work with a digital subscription