LACEY, Wash. — A person has died following a shootout with SWAT after barricading themselves inside a Lacey apartment on Wednesday evening.
Around 5 p.m., Lacey police and the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office responded to a “barricaded suspect with a gun” on College Street and 45th.
A SWAT team and several law enforcement agencies were activated. When they arrived, officers said they heard shots fired from one of the units in the apartment complex.
According to the Washington State Office of Independent Investigations (OII), at one point, the man stepped outside and allegedly pointed a gun in the direction of officers.
One officer shot his gun multiple times, hitting the suspect.
It’s unclear which agency fired the shot.
The man shot by officers was pronounced dead at the scene.
No officers were injured.
The Washington State Office of Independent Investigations will be taking over the investigation.
Anyone who has information can call the OII Tipline at 564-263-0280.
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