Burglary suspect shot by officer outside Selah on Sunday

YAKIMA — A man was killed Sunday in a confrontation with police after a suspected burglary outside Selah, the Yakima Valley Special Investigations Unit reported.

The man was shot and killed in a garage in the 200 block of Johnson Road at 12:19 p.m. after Yakima County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a burglary in the 1100 block of Ames Road in Yakima County, according to Yakima Police Capt. Shawn Boyle, part of the special investigations unit.

When deputies arrived, at least one suspect fled in a vehicle. The vehicle became disabled and that suspect fled on foot, a news release said.

Officers from the Selah Police Department, Yakima Police Department and Washington State Patrol troopers assisted with locating the suspect in a garage in the 200 block of Johnson Road.

Law enforcement officers confronted the suspect inside the garage and a Selah Police officer discharged his firearm during the confrontation, the news release said. Officers immediately provided first aid but the lifesaving measures were unsuccessful and he died at the scene.

The deceased man’s name was withheld pending notification of his family. The Selah Police Department will release the name of the involved officer, according to the release.

Investigators from the Yakima Valley Special Investigations Unit responded to conduct an independent investigation in accordance with state law.