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Kittitas (pronounced 'KITT-i-tass') County is located in central Washington State. It spans from the lush forested Cascade Mountains to the upper Yakima River Valley plains and the Columbia River.
Kittitas County, WA - 03/06/2020 - Special Response Team Responds to incident near Ellensburg
The Kittitas County Special Response team was activated around 3:25 am Friday morning for an armed suicidal subject. Members of the multijurisdictional team responded to the area and assisted in containing the subject, who was inside a vehicle. The situation was resolved without incident around 4:40 am. The SRT team is comprised of highly trained deputies and officers from the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office, Ellensburg Police Department, Cle Elum Police Department and Central Washington University Police Department. Whenever the team is activated it includes a crisis negotiations team that assists in resolving the situation. All requests for the use of SRT are evaluated on a case by case basis. This morning’s call out was prompted when it was determined that the subject was in crisis, was armed with a firearm and was in a public area. The Sheriff’s Office is glad to be part of this team that is supported by multiple agencies in Kittitas County.
Kittitas County, from the Cascades to the Columbia, and online at http://www.co.kittitas.wa.us
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Contact: Chief Deputy Ben Kokjer 509-933-8218