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11-08-2011, 06:02 PM
Secret Service agent opens fire on peeping tom
My FoxSpokane.com
MERCER ISLAND—
Police on Mercer Island are searching for a suspected peeping tom after an off-duty U.S. Secret Service agent opened fire on him Sunday evening.
Mercer Island Police Department spokesperson Leslie Burns said the agent saw a man in his backyard about 8:45 p.m.
According to the agent, the man appeared to be videotaping his daughter through a window.
"The agent went outside into his backyard, identified himself as a police officer and confronted the suspect," Burns said. "The suspect made a furtive movement, which indicated to the agent that the suspect was armed."
That is when the agent fired a single shot at the suspect as he fled the scene.
Police responded to the house in the 4300 block of 86th Avenue SE with a K-9 unit but were unable to locate the suspect. Investigators believe he fled in a vehicle.
It is unknown if the suspect was hit by the shot fired by the agent.
"Mercer Island Police will have investigators at the scene on Monday conducting a follow-up investigation and processing the scene," Burns said.
My FoxSpokane.com
MERCER ISLAND—
Police on Mercer Island are searching for a suspected peeping tom after an off-duty U.S. Secret Service agent opened fire on him Sunday evening.
Mercer Island Police Department spokesperson Leslie Burns said the agent saw a man in his backyard about 8:45 p.m.
According to the agent, the man appeared to be videotaping his daughter through a window.
"The agent went outside into his backyard, identified himself as a police officer and confronted the suspect," Burns said. "The suspect made a furtive movement, which indicated to the agent that the suspect was armed."
That is when the agent fired a single shot at the suspect as he fled the scene.
Police responded to the house in the 4300 block of 86th Avenue SE with a K-9 unit but were unable to locate the suspect. Investigators believe he fled in a vehicle.
It is unknown if the suspect was hit by the shot fired by the agent.
"Mercer Island Police will have investigators at the scene on Monday conducting a follow-up investigation and processing the scene," Burns said.