Duvall police officer shot, subject caught after car chase to Preston

A Duvall police officer was hospitalized late Monday, Sept. 25, with a gunshot wound sustained in an armed confrontation at around 11 p.m. The officer was reportedly investigating complaints of vandalism, when he located a suspicious subject in the parking lot of the Holy Innocents Catholic Church in Duvall. The man tried to avoid the officer, then picked up a gun and the two exchanged shots. The officer was shot in the leg, and the subject got into a vehicle and fled the scene.

September 16, 2014 11:59 am
Police blocked off the Holy Innocents Church parking lot in Duvall
Police blocked off the Holy Innocents Church parking lot in Duvall

Sgt. Michael DeBock, a Duvall police officer, was hospitalized late Monday, Sept. 25, with a gunshot wound sustained in an armed confrontation at around 11 p.m.

DeBock was reportedly investigating complaints of vandalism, when he located a suspicious subject in the parking lot of the Holy Innocents Catholic Church in Duvall. The man tried to avoid DeBock, then picked up a gun and the two exchanged shots. DeBock was shot in the thigh, but continued pursuit of the subject, who got into a vehicle and fled the scene.

Multiple police agencies pursued the man in a chase south through the Valley. The pursuit ended on the Preston-Fall City Road, where police used spike strips to disable the man’s vehicle. After a lengthy standoff, police arrested the man.

DeBock was treated and released from the hospital, and is now on administrative leave while the King County Sheriff’s Office investigates the shooting. He is expected to make a full recovery.

The alleged shooter was not involved in the vandalism, according to police. He will be booked into the King County Jail Tuesday.