Deputies shoot, kill man ramming them with truck
Jun 7, 2012, 5:44 AM | Updated: 6:49 am
Pierce County deputies shot and killed a man they say threatened them with a stolen truck at Spanaway.
The truck stolen Wednesday from University Place was spotted about 1 a.m. Thursday spinning around and smoking tires at a Spanaway intersection.
Sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said the driver rammed two patrol cars.
“They tried to stop it. The suspect fled about a block, made a U-turn, came back, and rammed our deputies head on, backed up, hit him a second time head on,” said Troyer.
Troyer said the suspect was heading for another ramming when deputies fired.
“It appears the suspect was hit and veered off about ten yards, hitting a telephone pole,” said Troyer. “We took the suspect from the car and rendered first aid until the paramedics got there and transported him to the hospital, where he died from his injuries.”
The 31-year-old man was declared dead at a hospital.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
