On May 26th, around 6:45 p.m., deputies responded to the 9200 block of 148th St. Ct. E in the Puyallup/South Hill area for a large domestic violence altercation that was occurring in the street. Several residents reported shots were fired and people were screaming and running. Surveillance captures the suspect firing shots towards a group of people. When deputies arrived, they learned the suspect who fired shots had fled on foot.
K9 Coda was called to the scene to assist in locating the suspect. It was reported the male suspect had jumped a fence and was hiding in some tall grass in a retention pond area. It did not take long for deputies to locate the suspect, who was bunkered down in tall grass with no shirt on.
The 24-year-old suspect was arrested and booked into the Pierce County Jail for 5 counts of Assault in the first degree, kidnapping in the 1st degree for not allowing his girlfriend to leave, and unlawful possession of a firearm in the 1st degree. The gun had not been located yet, and there was concern a youth or other person would find the gun and hurt themselves. A second K9 track was led, but this time K9 Clark assisted with locating the gun in some bushes near a neighborhood park. After 30 minutes of searching, the firearm used in the crime was located.
Great job to all the deputies and K9s involved in this incident.