The Brief
- According to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy shot and injured an armed person who pulled a gun and charged at them on Thursday morning while responding to a vehicle fire.
- The individual, who was stripped of a second firearm by responding law enforcement, was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, and no bystanders or first responders were hurt.
- The deputy has been placed on administrative leave while the Region 3 Critical Incident Investigation Team conducts an independent probe into the shooting.
YELM, Wash. – A Thurston County sheriff’s deputy shot and injured an armed person who charged at them Thursday morning at the scene of a vehicle fire, authorities said.
What we know:
The incident started at about 9 a.m. after a deputy responded to a home to assist firefighters with a fully engulfed car fire, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office. Firefighters could not respond alone because the home had been flagged with a safety caution due to previous violent criminal activity.…