Homicide suspect dead after hours-long standoff in Bremerton
BREMERTON, Wash. - A homicide suspect is dead after an hours-long standoff with law enforcement in East Bremerton on Friday. Authorities say a woman who was inside the residence was shot, and later died in a nearby hospital.
According to the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement were trying to arrest a wanted homicide suspect in the 3000 block of Forest Drive at about 3 a.m. About 40 minutes later, shots were fired, deputies said.
Deputies closed Sylvan Way between Olympus Drive and Perry Avenue.
Pierce County deputies and FBI agents worked with the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office to arrest the suspect.
The sheriff's office said before 7:45 a.m., the suspect had barricaded themselves at the location, and it was surrounded by SWAT teams.
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At about 11:30 a.m., investigators said there was a shooting at the location, the suspect was dead and a 47-year-old woman was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound. According to the Kitsap Critical Incident Response Team, the woman was later pronounced dead at St. Michael's Medical Center in Silverdale.
No officers were injured.
Detectives have not released the name of the suspect.
The Kitsap Critical Incident Response Team will be taking over the investigation.