Video: Drive-By Shooting Suspects Arrested After SUV Runs Into Wash. Deputy's Cruiser During Getaway
What to Know
- A Pierce County sheriff's sergeant's patrol vehicle was struck by an SUV that deputies say had just been involved in a drive-by shooting.
- Deputies later found the damaged SUV in a Fred Meyer parking lot and arrested two suspects as they exited the store.
- Investigators recovered a firearm, spent shell casings and later determined the gun had been stolen.
While deputies planned a way to contact the suspects, two men matching the suspects’ descriptions walked outside the store.
Both were arrested. Police found a loaded firearm in the passenger’s waistband. The car contained an open tequila container and spent shell casings, according to the post.
The 22-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run/attended vehicle, second-degree driving with a suspended license, vehicular assault, eluding a police vehicle, driving under the influence, drive-by shooting and outstanding warrants.
The 22-year-old passenger was arrested on suspicion of first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm and drive-by shooting.
The next day, a weapon-mounted light and a matching gun slide were found separately by a police K-9 and a citizen, the post said.
Investigators later confirmed the firearm was stolen.
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