Car prowler shoots at man who confronted him, Pierce County deputies say
A man who shot at another person in Pierce County on Wednesday morning remains at large, sheriff’s deputies said.
Detectives are asking the public to turn over video of the shooting, which took place about 5 a.m. in the 1300 block of 104th Street East in Midland, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release.
A 911 caller reported he had been shot at after confronting a person stealing from cars in his neighborhood. The man, who was in his car, said the thief took out a gun and shot at him then ran away. The man sustained non-life threatening injuries from the gunfire, the release said.
Deputies attempted to have a K-9 track the gunman but were unable to locate him. Detectives are asking residents in the neighborhood to share any surveillance video that might show the shooting or the gunman.
The release said that the gunman is Black, 18 to 20 years old, 6 feet tall and 120 to 130 pounds. He has shoulder-length black dreadlocks, which were about an inch thick. He was last seen wearing a dark-colored, hooded sweatshirt, dark sweatpants and a black backpack.
Video can be submitted to evidence submission link.
