A Clark County Sheriff’s Office deputy is on Critical Incident Leave, and the Washington State office of Independent Investigations is investigating the shooting
A person who reportedly threatened to kill two people is dead after an officer-involved shooting Wednesday night in Vancouver.
A Clark County Sheriff’s Office deputy who discharged a weapon is on Critical Incident Leave, as per agency protocol.
According to a release from the sheriff’s office, a person called 911 at 10:41 p.m. Wednesday to report their son was armed and was going to kill the two of them. The caller reported that their son had broken the front door of the home and was inside, high on meth, and had been drinking.
Clark County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to assist the Vancouver Police Department near East 27th Street and H Street in Vancouver. The caller reported that the subject left the home on a bicycle.
At 10:47 p.m., a Vancouver officer spotted the subject on a bicycle on Columbia Street, then turning southbound on Daniels Street. Less than a minute later, a CCSO deputy reported over the radio that the subject still had a gun.
A few minutes later, deputies located the subject near Main Street and E. 19th Street in downtown Vancouver. At 10:51, an officer-involved shooting occurred.
The subject was provided first aid. The subject was pronounced dead at the scene.
No law enforcement or uninvolved parties were injured in the incident.
The information is preliminary, according to the release. This is an ongoing investigation.
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office notified the Washington State Office of Independent Investigations (OII), which will be investigating the shooting.
The sheriff’s office will not be involved in the independent investigation.
Video captured by body-worn cameras and in-car cameras will be reviewed and released at a later date.
All future communications will be sent via OII.
The OII will release the name of the deputy involved.
The identity of the deceased and the cause of death can be requested through the Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Once the OII investigation is complete, the case will be forwarded to the Clark County Prosecutor’s Office for review.
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