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Man shot multiple times, suspect arrested after chase ended near Yelm — Roy, Washington — October 28

On Wednesday, October 28, around 1:54 p.m., Pierce County Sheriff's deputies responded to a shooting in the Roy area and found a 49-year-old man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Deputies immediately provided lifesaving medical aid until fire personnel arrived and transported the victim to a local hospital, where he remains in stable condition, according to the Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff's Office says the suspect had fled before deputies arrived. Working with the Yelm Police Department and the Thurston County Sheriff's Office, deputies located the suspect's vehicle in Yelm, and a brief pursuit followed. In its bodycam release, the Sheriff's Office says the pursuit ended after the suspect's vehicle became stuck in a large field, where officers took the 27-year-old suspect into custody after a standoff. During the pursuit, the suspect threw a firearm from the vehicle, which was later recovered and processed by forensics. The suspect is being held at the Pierce County Jail and faces charges of Assault in the First Degree and Drive-by Shooting, the Sheriff's Office says. Additional charges will be added by the Yelm Police Department once its investigation is completed, and the Sheriff's Office says there are no outstanding suspects. Neither the victim nor the suspect has been publicly named, and authorities have not said what led to the shooting. We are following this case and will update it again as soon as new information comes.

Date

October 28, 2026

Location

Roy, Washington (35600 block of 16th Avenue Court South); suspect arrested near Yelm after a pursuit

Victims

A 49-year-old man, name not released — found with multiple gunshot wounds, taken to a local hospital in stable condition

Suspect

A 27-year-old man, name not released — held at the Pierce County Jail on Assault in the First Degree and Drive-by Shooting

Stage

IN JAIL

Last updated: Oct 31, 2026, 5:24 AM ET

Evidence

Next expected update: The suspect's identification and first court appearance, and the additional Yelm Police charges