Video shows pursuit of man who shot at Seattle police, fled into lake
Armed suspect jumps into Lake Washington evading police
New video from the King County Sheriff's Office shows an armed assault suspect attempting to evade police by jumping into Lake Washington in South Seattle. Robert Lopez, 33, was later pulled from the cold water and booked into jail on $750,000 bail after allegedly firing a shot at a Seattle Police Department officer.
SEATTLE - New video shows a suspect accused of shooting at Seattle police officers jumping into Lake Washington, and later being arrested.
The backstory:
The footage was taken by the King County Sheriff's Office Guardian 1 helicopter in the Pritchard Beach area on June 20.
According to Seattle police, they were trying to take a 33-year-old assault suspect into custody when an officer used a taser, and the suspect fired a shot in their direction.
Video shows the suspect jumping off a dock near the Atlantic City Boat Ramp, and swimming out into the water for a short while before being caught by officers.
RAW: Video shows pursuit of man who shot at Seattle police, jump into lake
New video shows a suspect accused of shooting at Seattle police officers jumping into Lake Washington, and later being arrested.
The suspect was taken into custody around 8:30 a.m., later transported to the hospital for evaluation. He has been charged in the crime.
The Source: Information in this story came from Seattle police, KCSO Guardian 1 and FOX 13 Seattle reporting.
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