WALLA WALLA, Wash. – A Washington State Patrol trooper was shot and seriously hurt in Walla Walla.
Trooper Sarah Clasen told The Tri-City Herald that around 5:30 p.m. yesterday afternoon, Thursday, September 22nd, someone rammed the unnamed trooper’s vehicle and then shot him.
The trooper remained conscious and alert and drove himself a little more than a mile and a half to the hospital.
Clasen said a suspect in the incident was in custody by 6 p.m. and WSP had contact with the suspect earlier in the day.
The trooper is listed in stable condition as of this morning.