A Thurston County deputy shot and wounded a man who allegedly approached while responding to a fire call.
THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. — A Thurston County Sheriff’s Office deputy shot and wounded a man while responding to a fire call Thursday morning.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, the man attacked the officer as he was fighting a fire at a property near Yelm.
The deputy shot the man in the limbs.
The deputy was not injured in the shooting.
The fire has now been extinguished.
The Sheriff’s Office said deputies had previously been to the property where there was trash and multiple vehicles.
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