At 0107 hours of June 13, 2019 Cowlitz 911 received a report of a vehicle prowl in progress in the 2100 block of Holcomb Loop Rd, Kelso. The caller advised dispatch that her husband had fired a shot while confronting the suspect. Officers from Castle Rock, Kelso, and Longview Police, as well as the Washington State Patrol, responded to assist with the initial call.
CCSO Detectives responded to the scene and confirmed that the resident had shot the vehicle prowl suspect, causing birdshot pellet wounds to the subject's leg. The wounded subject was transported to St John Medical Center for medical treatment and was then booked into Cowlitz County Jail on an unrelated warrant. This is an active investigation; the names of the subjects involved in this incident will not be released at this time.