Manhunt over for Hayes McCloud, suspect in 2 Pierce County, WA homicides

TACOMA, Wash. - Law enforcement officials are no longer searching for Hayes McCloud, the armed and dangerous 24-year-old man suspected of two family-related homicides that occurred about 30 minutes apart in Pierce County early Wednesday morning.

Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank said Wednesday night that police in Seaside, Oregon located and contacted McCloud, leading to a "major incident." Swank said police shot and killed McCloud, and no officers were hurt.

Hayes McCloud fatally shot by police in Oregon

According to Oregon State Police, officers received information that Hayes was possibly on the northern Oregon coast at around 5 p.m. A little more than an hour later, officers from the Seaside Police Department spotted him inside his vehicle on Sunset Boulevard near Greenway Drive in Seaside.

As officers approached the vehicle, the suspect fired at officers and officers from the Gearhart and Cannon Beach Police departments returned fire and the suspect drove away, authorities say.

Officers later found Hayes dead inside his vehicle a short distance away from the incident. There were no other reported injuries.

The officers involved will be placed on administrative leave during the investigation, which is standard protocol for shootings involving police.

Two fatal shootings within 30 minutes

The backstory:

The violence began before sunrise when Pierce County sheriff's deputies responded to a call on Woodland Avenue East in Puyallup at approximately 2:40 a.m. Inside the residence, authorities discovered a 35-year-old man who had been killed.

Puyallup neighbor Paul Garcia reported hearing multiple rounds of gunfire in the darkness. "I think it was two sets of three shots, so it was like 'pop, pop, pop' and there was a small delay, and then, 'pop, pop, pop,'" Garcia said, noting that he also heard a vehicle speeding away from the area.

Just after 3 a.m., a second shooting occurred less than 30 minutes later in Tacoma. Tacoma police officers responded to East D Street, where they found a man who had been shot multiple times. He was pronounced dead at the scene, and neighborhood surveillance footage captured the sound of 17 gunshots.

Investigators link separate crime scenes

While Tacoma police have not officially established a connection, Pierce County Sheriff's Office officials confirmed the two homicide scenes are linked.

"As we gathered more information about the TPD homicide as well, we started connecting the dots," Pierce County Sheriff's Deputy Carly Cappetto said.

The investigation prompted an active manhunt for McCloud, who reportedly fled the area in a silver 1996 Toyota 4Runner.

Authorities have not yet determined the motive behind the killings.

Oregon State Police are leading the investigation into the police shooting.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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