A robbery suspect is dead following a shooting by Pierce County Sheriff’s deputies at the Walmart in Spanaway.
Just before 2 a.m. Monday, an armed man wearing camo robbed cashiers at the Walmart on Mountain Highway.
Deputies arrived as the suspect was leaving the store. When the man refused to show his hands and charged at them, two deputies opened fire.
The suspect then ran into nearby woods.
Officials say he was found dead near a Shell gas station with a gun in his hand and cash in his pockets.
The suspect is an unidentified white male believed to be in his 30’s.