VIDEO: Kitsap County deputies ducked bullets while tracking down homicide suspect
Jun 12, 2025, 5:47 PM
Newly released body camera footage shows Kitsap County Sheriff's deputies take cover as during hunt for murder suspect. (Courtesy Kitsap County Sheriff's Office)
(Courtesy Kitsap County Sheriff's Office)
Newly released body camera video footage shows the intense moments this week as Kitsap County Sheriff’s deputies ducked bullets as they tracked down a homicide suspect.
On Tuesday, deputies tracking 35-year-old Laird Dinsmore had to take cover behind downed trees and dense brush. The sheriff’s office stated that Dinsmore fired at deputies near Snider Park—close to a Little League field where a game had been scheduled but was postponed due to the search.
Despite the gunfire, deputies did not return fire.
They did finally take him into custody without anyone getting hurt.
Search had been going on for hours
Deputies had been searching for hours for Dinsmore in an area between Big Valley Road Northeast and Highway 3.
He was wanted for questioning in connection with the murder of a 50-year-old man, who was found dead outside his home in the 22000 block of Big Valley Road Northeast on Saturday.
Dinsmore has been charged with first-degree murder and first-degree assault. He is being held without bail while he awaits trial, according to the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office.
Frank Lenzi is the News Director for KIRO Newsradio. Read more of his stories here.
