2 Officers Shoot, Injure Man Wanted For Kidnapping: Seattle PD

Seattle WA

28 October, 2021

1:18 PM

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SEATTLE, WA — A Seattle police detective and a Washington State Department of Corrections officer shot and injured a man while trying to arrest him on a felony warrant, according to the Seattle Police Department. The shooting happened outside a Des Moines shopping center parking lot Wednesday around 3:30 p.m. According to police, members of the US Marshals Taskforce—which includes officers from SPD and other regional jurisdictions—had received information that the suspect, who was wanted for first-degree kidnapping, was in the 27000 block of Pacific Highway. When taskforce members attempted to contact the man near a gas station in the area, police said he drew a gun. One SPD officer and one Washington State DOC specialist fired, striking the man, the department said. Medics transported the man to Harborview Medical Center for treatment. Police said no one else was injured in the incident. Police said they recovered a handgun at the scene. Representatives of the Office of Police Accountability, the Office of Inspector General and the SPD Force Investigation Team responded to the scene. According to the police department, the Seattle officer will be placed on paid administrative leave in accordance with SPD policy while the investigation is ongoing.