The suspect has since been booked into the Pierce County Jail on two counts of assault in the first degree.
GIG HARBOR, Wash. — A Gig Harbor police officer shot at a suspect after he pointed a gun at the police while being served a no-contact order on Tuesday, according to the Gig Harbor Police Department.
Officers were assisting the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office with serving the order in unincorporated Gig Harbor on the 6400 block of 154th Street Northwest. Police arrived at the scene at approximately 4:45 p.m. and were confronted by the 35-year-old male suspect, who was reportedly acting uncooperatively, before he retreated into his mobile home.
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