Video: Suspect Who Fired on Wash. State Patrol During Chase Taken Down by Taser

Dashcam and bodycam footage capture a chaotic chase after a suspect allegedly fired at Washington State Patrol troopers and later drew a gun while Thurston County sheriff's deputies tried to arrest him.

By Rolf Boone

Source The Olympian (Olympia, Wash.)

Nov. 12, 2026

2 min read

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A suspect allegedly opened fire during a pursuit that began with the Washington State Patrol and continued into Thurston County before deputies stopped the vehicle with spike strips.
After running from the vehicle, the suspect allegedly displayed a firearm while deputies tried to take him into custody, leading one deputy to fire their weapon.
The suspect was not struck, continued to flee and was eventually apprehended after a second Taser deployment near a local business.

Body camera footage shows a Thurston County deputy with his Taser drawn, pursuing a suspect behind a fence at night — Thurston County Sheriff's Office video footage shows a confrontation with a suspect accused of opening fire during a chase with the Washington State Patrol, fleeing a disabled vehicle and repeatedly trying to evade capture.

Bail was set at $3 million on Nov. 2 for a 30-year-old male suspect who allegedly fired his weapon at law enforcement before driving into south Thurston County and running from deputies, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

Lewis County released the update about the incident on Friday because they are investigating it after a Thurston County Sheriff’s Office deputy fired their weapon at the suspect. Those shots did not hit him.

Use-of-force incidents are investigated by a multi-county law enforcement group called the Region 3 Critical Incident Investigation Team. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office is part of that group.

The 30-year-old suspect was arrested on suspicion of first-degree assault and attempting to elude law enforcement.

Keith Rouse then appeared in Lewis County Superior Court on Nov. 2 and bail was set at $3 million, according to the sheriff’s office update. The original incident

About 6:15 a.m. Nov. 1, the Washington State Patrol began pursuing Rouse after he fled and allegedly fired a weapon at them, according to the update.

Thurston County deputies arrived to assist, then Rouse’s vehicle was stopped by spike strips in the area of northbound Interstate 5 and Exit 88 near Grand Mound.

“The driver fled the vehicle on foot and was later located by deputies behind a fence,” the update reads. “When the driver attempted to run again, a taser was deployed. The driver then displayed a firearm at law enforcement and was shot at by a deputy.

“The driver was not hit and continued to flee before being successfully apprehended after another taser deployment near a local business.”

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