Vancouver, WA – A Clark County sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot in the line of duty on Friday night.
The incident occurred at about 7 p.m. on July 23 at The Pointe Apartments on Northeast 109th and Burton, near where State Route 500 meets Interstate 205, OPB reported.
After the shooting, SWAT officers were deployed to the scene and a standoff with multiple barricaded suspects ensued, KATU reported.
Officers could be heard calling repeatedly for somebody inside the residence to come outside with their hands up.
KATU reported that SWAT officers made entry to the residence at about 11:30 p.m.
Clark County Sheriff’s Sergeant Brent Waddell confirmed that a sheriff’s deputy had been killed but said he couldn’t go into the specifics of what led up to the shooting, KATU reported.
The Vancouver Police Department said that two suspects had been taken into custody, OPB reported.
Police said they were still searching for a third suspect in the shooting.
Residents in the area were asked to shelter in place in their homes while the manhunt for that person continued, KPTV reported.
“Report any suspicious activity to 911. Stay in your residence,” Sgt. Waddell said. “There’s K-9 teams, airplanes – all sorts of things going on.”
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office has not yet identified the deputy who was killed.
Police still on scene of an investigation at the Pointe Apartments in Vancouver. A Clark County Sheriff Deputy was killed in the line of duty. #fox12Oregon pic.twitter.com/xgKcfLZTjF
— Marilyn Deutsch (@marilyndeutsch) July 24, 2021
A jeep and van -both with shattered windows – just towed from the scene here at Pointe Apartments in Vancouver. Police investigating after Clark Co Sheriff’s Deputy was shot and killed. #fox12Oregon @VancouverPDUSA @ClarkCoSheriff pic.twitter.com/ziATxLhpVf
— Marilyn Deutsch (@marilyndeutsch) July 24, 2021
Our thoughts & prayers go out to the Clark County Sheriff's Office, Washington State this morning.
A Deputy was shot & killed in the Line of Duty, in Vancouver last evening. Please join us in sending condolences & support to the Sheriff's Office & the Deputy's family & friends pic.twitter.com/Kt2xjLCGai
— Springfield PoliceOR (@SPDOregon) July 24, 2021
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