Trooper shoots, injures suspect holed up in car on SR 9
Sep 20, 2022, 6:25 AM | Updated: 9:03 am
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A Washington State Patrol trooper shot and injured a man on State Route 9 near 180th Street Southeast in Snohomish County on Monday night.
KIRO 7 found out that a trooper made a routine traffic stop at around 8:30 p.m., but it went south from there, resulting in shots being fired.
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KIRO 7′s Bridget Chavez was told by a trooper at the scene that the suspect shot at a trooper and the trooper returned fire, injuring the driver.
Troopers said despite being shot, the suspect barricaded himself inside his car and refused to cooperate with police. He was bleeding and conscious.
SWAT officers were called to the scene in an attempt to get the man to surrender.
As of early Tuesday morning, the investigation was still underway. Highway 9 is closed between 176th Street Southeast and 180th Street Southeast.
KIRO 7 is working to find out the condition of the suspect.
The Snohomish County Multi-Agency Response Team (SMART) has been called to investigate.
We’re in Snohomish County where we’ve learned there’s been an officer involved shooting in the area of Highway 9 and 180th. We were told by a trooper on scene that a routine traffic stop went south— The suspect shot at the officer and the officer returned fire. 1/2 @KIRO7Seattle
— Bridget Chavez (@BridgetChavezTV) September 20, 2022
🚨Snohomish County, WA – State Route 9 MP 4 (Near 180th St SE) is fully blocked due to police activity. Any media inquiries regarding this incident are being handled by the Snohomish County Multi Agency Response Team (SMART) PIO. Please avoid the area and we will update once the
— Trooper Jacob Kennett (@wspd7pio) September 20, 2022
SR 9 remains closed due to police activity between 176th and 180th in Clearview. Expect long delays in either direction. This video is looking northbound at the southbound traffic pic.twitter.com/GOAYAp0HKL
— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) September 20, 2022
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