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Lakewood police evacuate area near JBLM while negotiating with suspect

LAKEWOOD, Wash. — UPDATE 6:30 p.m.: Lakewood Police have announced that the suspect is in custody and there are no reported additional injuries to anyone involved. The scene will remain active for a while. Police said the area is reopened except for 110th Street South between Steele Street and 26th Avenue. That section of the road will remain closed while officers are on scene.

KIRO 7 News is on the scene and will bring the latest at 7 and 11 p.m.


The Lakewood Police Department is asking people who are in the area of 110th Street and 25th Avenue South to leave the area while they try to negotiate with a burglary suspect.

Just after 9:00 a.m., police say they were dispatched to the Pick and Pull on 112 Street South.

When they arrived, officers say they saw someone scale a fence topped with razor wire onto Joint Base Lewis-McChord property and ran into a nearby business.

Officers say that just before 9:30 a.m. shots were fired.

People inside the business ran off and the suspect is the only known person inside of the building.

Police negotiators are on the scene working to bring a peaceful resolution.

Here is a look at the area that’s being evacuated:


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