A Bellevue police officer shot and killed a man who shot at officers with a high-velocity air rifle early Friday, investigators confirmed nearly 18 hours later.
Washington State Patrol Sgt. Jermaine Walker confirmed the fatal shooting, which is under investigation by King County's Independent Force Investigation Team. The shooting happened about 12:30 a.m. Friday.
Walker said no other information about the shooting victim, or the involved officer or officers has been released. Bellevue police spokesperson Seth Tyler said the department would not independently release body- or dash-camera video. That will be left up to the independent investigators, he said.
Officers recovered an air rifle that fired metal projectiles, Walker said.
Investigators did not release the nature of the call officers responded to. The shooting occurred following a lengthy standoff, Walker said.
Police responded to calls around 8:15 p.m. Thursday at an apartment complex reporting a man charging at people with a sword, KING 5 reported. The outlet said the man barricaded himself in his apartment when police arrived and began shooting at officers with what appeared to be an airsoft rifle.
The investigation team confirmed Friday evening an officer had fatally shot someone. No police officers were injured.
The incident took place in the 15800 block of Northup Way, police said.
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