Deputies: Fugitive taken into custody after hours-long search in Pierce County

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. - Authorities closed a portion of State Route 7 on Thursday while searching for a fugitive who they say rammed one of their vehicles and then fled.

According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, the US Marshals-led Pacific Northwest Violent Offenders Task Force was on a fugitive investigation when that suspect fled.

Just before noon Thursday, deputies closed SR 7 between Alder lake ark and 91st Ave. E. near La Grande while searching for the suspect.

At 4:00 p.m., deputies said they took the suspect into custody. Shots were fired, but nobody was hurt.

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During the search, anyone in the area was advised to stay indoors, lock their doors and call 911 if you see a suspicious person at your property. Authorities searched from the ground and the air.

Further details were expected to be released later Thursday. 

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