Crime & Safety
Buckley Double-Murder Suspect Shot By Police In Tumwater
Two people believed to be the suspect's parents were murdered Wednesday night.
TUMWATER, WA - A Thurston County Sheriff's deputy shot and injured a suspect in a Buckley double homicide early Thursday morning. Police pursued the man to a Comfort Inn in Tumwater, where three officers demanded he get out of the car.
The suspect instead drove his car directly at the deputy, attempting to run him over. The deputy then fired three shots at the suspect's car, one of which struck the suspect.
The suspect still did not stop driving and another deputy intentionally rammed the suspect's car, putting an end to the chase.
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He suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital. The deputy involved in the shooting was not injured.
The 21-year-old suspect is the son of two people murdered in Buckley Wednesday night. The Pierce County Sheriff's Office said that a welfare check for a home resulted in the discovery of two bodies in the home.
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TCSO Deputy was in an Officer Involved Shooting. Parking lot of Comfort Inn in Tumwater. Suspect wounded by gunshot, deputy is not injured. pic.twitter.com/VNvJBupJEs
— Thurston Co. Sheriff (@ThurstonSheriff) March 15, 2018
Buckley double homicide suspect located in Tumwater by @ThurstonSheriff & Tumwater Police. PCSD detectives on scene & working with investigators. https://t.co/p0438u3Onp
— Pierce Co Sheriff (@PierceSheriff) March 15, 2018
Image via Tumwater Sheriff's Office
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