Person shot by Thurston County deputy responding to vehicle fire
By: Yelm, WA - Deputies shot a person while responding to a trailer fire alongside firefighters in Yelm Thursday morning.
According to Sheriff Sanders with the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office, at the request of the fire department, a TCSO deputy responded to a home for a fully engulfed vehicle fire at around 9 a.m.
Sheriff Sanders reports that the home has been tagged as a caution for previous violent criminal activity, prohibiting the fire department from responding alone.
“Upon arrival, the deputy gave commands to a subject to step away from the fire. The subject presented a firearm and charged toward the deputy. The deputy fired several times, striking the subject,” wrote Sheriff Sanders in a statement sent out later that same morning.
According to Sheriff Sanders, TCSO deputies and Yelm Police Department officers removed a second gun from the subject and began treating his injuries before taking him to the hospital.
TCSO says his injuries are not expected to be life-threatening.
Nobody else was injured.