Teh One Who Knocks
12-16-2016, 12:10 PM
FOX News and The Associated Press
Authorities say a suspected gunman is in custody following the shooting of a police officer in Washington State on Thursday night.
Officials say a "primary suspect" was taken into custody early Friday, following an hourslong standoff, along with two other suspects.
An officer was shot and critically wounded while responding to a call that a man had been shot in Mount Vernon, about 60 miles north of Seattle.
The 61-year-old officer was taken to the hospital. A spokeswoman for Harborview Medical Center in Seattle said the officer suffered a gunshot wound to the head. He is now in serious but stable condition following surgery for his injuries.
The officer has not been named.
"The suspect who allegedly shot at officers barricaded himself in a residence ... and continued to fire shots at officers on scene throughout the evening," the patrol said in a statement. "Officers from multiple agencies responded to the scene and closed roads in the immediate area. Hostage negotiators spent several hours communicating with the suspect."
No other details on the developments were immediately available, but they follow a standoff in the town where a suspect had been barricaded inside a house and firing at officers.
Washington State Patrol Sgt. Keith Leary told reporters the officer was responding to the call just after 5:30 p.m. when a suspect began shooting from a house, hitting the officer. Leary said the victim from the initial call was grazed by a bullet and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. It wasn't immediately known if the two shootings were connected, Leary said.
The officer was conscious and alert when taken to the local hospital, Leary said. Officers don't why the suspect fired at the officer.
Skagit Valley College said Thursday night that because of police activity the Mount Vernon campus was in lockdown and closed. The school tweeted "everyone get inside and stay inside."
Authorities say a suspected gunman is in custody following the shooting of a police officer in Washington State on Thursday night.
Officials say a "primary suspect" was taken into custody early Friday, following an hourslong standoff, along with two other suspects.
An officer was shot and critically wounded while responding to a call that a man had been shot in Mount Vernon, about 60 miles north of Seattle.
The 61-year-old officer was taken to the hospital. A spokeswoman for Harborview Medical Center in Seattle said the officer suffered a gunshot wound to the head. He is now in serious but stable condition following surgery for his injuries.
The officer has not been named.
"The suspect who allegedly shot at officers barricaded himself in a residence ... and continued to fire shots at officers on scene throughout the evening," the patrol said in a statement. "Officers from multiple agencies responded to the scene and closed roads in the immediate area. Hostage negotiators spent several hours communicating with the suspect."
No other details on the developments were immediately available, but they follow a standoff in the town where a suspect had been barricaded inside a house and firing at officers.
Washington State Patrol Sgt. Keith Leary told reporters the officer was responding to the call just after 5:30 p.m. when a suspect began shooting from a house, hitting the officer. Leary said the victim from the initial call was grazed by a bullet and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. It wasn't immediately known if the two shootings were connected, Leary said.
The officer was conscious and alert when taken to the local hospital, Leary said. Officers don't why the suspect fired at the officer.
Skagit Valley College said Thursday night that because of police activity the Mount Vernon campus was in lockdown and closed. The school tweeted "everyone get inside and stay inside."