Suspect killed in the shooting of officer in Whatcom County

The officials shot a man in Whatcom County on Saturday evening when he reported a weapon in several directions from a small boat.

This happened at the Cain Lake in the Alger community, about five miles southeast of Bellingham.

The incident began when a state troops discovered him on a stolen motorcycle south of Mt. Vernon.

The suspect started north and tried to escape the officer and then landed at the lake.

When he arrived in Cain Lake, the man started a small boat.

Authorities say that the suspect once started shooting a weapon in the water.

According to the authorities, the man seemed to shoot shots in different directions.

Officials from several agencies reacted, including the Washington State Patrol and the offices of the sheriff of Whatcom and Skagit County.

The lake is surrounded by houses, but the officials say that nobody was injured near the shots.

Officers returned fire and opened the suspect.

He was still alive when they could bring him back to the bank.

Rescue workers put him in an ambulance, but he did not survive.

According to the authorities, the suspect is 34 years old and lived in the area of ​​the Cape.

He has not yet been identified.

The WHATCOM County Medical Examiner office will find out how the man died.

It is unclear whether houses were damaged in front of shots.

The officials contacted several inhabitants in the area and found that no one was injured.

You ask everyone who has information about the incident to speak to investigators.

The Snohomish County Multiple Agency Response Team (Smart) will perform the shooting and the death of the man.

Smart is an investigation group that consists of proven technology, specialists and public information officers from various law enforcement agencies in Snohomish County and the Washington State Patrol.

It reacts to facts when using the police incidents.

Civil community members are also used in the Smart team as the outline of the law on law enforcement authorities and community safety act (LETSCA).