Man injured following officer-involved shooting in Bremerton

The Kitsap County Incident Response Team is investigating an officer-involved shooting in the Fred Meyer parking lot off Highway 303 in unincorporated Bremerton just before midnight May 14, where a man was hospitalized but in stable condition from a gunshot injury.

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office deputies and a State Patrol Trooper were on scene, per KCSO. No law enforcement officers were injured.

KCSO deputies responded to a 911 call before midnight from an employee of a mobile surveillance company reporting a possible prowler in the Fred Meyer parking lot on Hwy 303. While investigating and making contact with the suspect, a deputy discharged their firearm, injuring him, per KCIRT. The injury is not life-threatening and the man was transported to Tacoma General Hospital.

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KCIRT is gathering details and Bremerton police are leading the investigation. Due to KCSO’s involvement in the incident, that agency will not participate in the investigation.