Man dies in Pierce County police shooting

Three Pierce County sheriff’s deputies opened fire on a driver during a “high-risk stop” early Monday, leaving him dead, according to investigators.

Deputies responded to reports of a suspicious vehicle in the 8500 block of 156th Street Court East around 2 a.m. in an unincorporated part of Pierce County in South Hill.

A resident reported a man in the vehicle had fired a shot outside the home, according to the sheriff’s office…

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