Deputies fatally shoot armed man following stolen vehicle investigation in Lakewood
Pierce County sheriff’s deputies fatally shot an armed man connected to a stolen car Wednesday, the Sheriff’s Department reported.
Two deputies located a stolen vehicle at about 11 a.m. and announced that it drove off. Deputies found the car unoccupied at the 9600 block of 40th Avenue South in Lakewood, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department on X.
Deputies located the suspected car thieves and announced over the radio that one of them had a gun. Soon after, deputies reported that shots were fired. One man died at the scene, the post said. No deputies were injured.
The Pierce County Force Investigation Team was on the scene to conduct an independent investigation, the post said.
It is the second fatal police shooting in Pierce County this year and the first involving Pierce County deputies.
This story was originally published January 24, 2024 at 1:03 PM.
