LAKE STEVENS, Wash. — An investigation is underway after Lake Stevens police shot and killed a man in a suspected carjacking on Friday.
Snohomish County spokesperson Nathan Fabia says that police responded to reports of a possible carjacker shortly before noon Friday. The suspect then drove away in a stolen vehicle on SR 9, before stopping, getting out of the car, and running away from police. After a “physical altercation,” police then shot and killed him.
No further details have been provided as the investigation continues. KIRO 7 has a news crew at the scene gathering information.
Members of the Snohomish County Multiple Agency Response Team (SMART) are at the scene.
SMART is comprised of investigators, evidence technicians, records specialists, and public information officers from various Snohomish County law enforcement agencies and Washington State Patrol who respond to and investigate police use of force incidents, according to Snohomish County officials.
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