Man killed Thursday in shooting with Pierce County Sheriff’s deputies in Parkland

Craig Sailor
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A man was killed Thursday in Parkland following a shooting by a Pierce County Sheriff’s deputy, but a sheriff’s department spokesman provided few additional details.

A law enforcement officer walks across the scene of where a Pierce County Sheriff’s deputy shot a man at the Goodwill Plaza parking lot in Parkland, Wash. on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. The incident occurred on Pacific Avenue South at Military Road South.
A law enforcement officer walks across the scene of where a Pierce County Sheriff’s deputy shot a man at the Goodwill Plaza parking lot in Parkland, Wash. on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. The incident occurred on Pacific Avenue South at Military Road South.

One deputy received minor injuries, but not from gunfire, according to a social media statement from the sheriff’s department posted shortly before midnight. Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Sgt. Darren Moss provided few details about the incident apart from saying a deputy fired his gun. He confirmed Friday that a deputy had shot the man who died.

According to the department’s late-night statement, the incident occurred at an auto parts shop on Pacific Avenue South and Military Road South. Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle. A subsequent dispatch call reported shots fired. The department’s statement said the man involved was transported to a local hospital and later died.

The investigation will be handled by the Pierce County Force Investigation Team. Any further information will be released by a team member rather than the Sheriff’s Department.