Washington Deputy Shot, Bullet Hits Handcuff Pouch
At one point, a deputy believed he had been shot, before noticing that a bullet had instead hit his handcuff pouch.
by Staff
December 15, 2023
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Pierce County SO
1 min to read
A deputy with the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department was nearly shot during a standoff in Tacoma early Wednesday morning.
At about 1 a.m. deputies were involved in a standoff with a suspect that started after deputies tried to stop a driver for a possible DUI, KIRO7 reports.
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The driver took off before leading deputies to a dead end, where they all exchanged gunfire.
At one point, a deputy believed he had been shot, before noticing that a bullet had instead hit his handcuff pouch.
The suspect was taken into custody around 1:45 a.m. and transported to a hospital with serious injuries.
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