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Deputies investigate deadly shooting of suspected home intruder in Pierce County
Deputies are investigating the fatal shooting of an alleged intruder in a suspected self-defense incident at a home in unincorporated Pierce County.

Author: Adel Toay
TACOMA, Wash. — A 36-year-old man is dead after being shot during an alleged home intrusion early Sunday morning, south of Tacoma in unincorporated Pierce County.

Around 1:45 a.m. Sept. 14, a 51-year-old homeowner called 911 to report he had shot an intruder near 160th Street Court East and 13th Avenue Court East. Deputies arrived to find the man on the back porch with a single gunshot wound, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities said the suspect was captured on multiple home surveillance cameras walking around nearby residences prior to the shooting.

“In the surveillance video, it does show that suspect had a gun in his hand and was actively banging on [the] back door of that homeowner in a fully fenced backyard,” said Carly Cappetto, public information officer with the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office.

The preliminary investigation indicates the shooting was in self-defense, and the homeowner has been cooperative, according to authorities. The sheriff’s office said that they are not making arrests in this case.

“Again, we’re not making any arrests on this case. This is a tragic incident for everybody involved. Nobody ever wants to take somebody’s life,” said Cappetto. “But in this situation, we have a homeowner who was protecting his family.”

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King 5

Wrong house.

Convicted felon charged with impersonating police officer at active scenes

BREMERTON, Wash. (WKRC) – A 49-year-old man has been charged with criminal impersonation after allegedly posing as a police officer and attending active law enforcement scenes in Washington. Michael A. Scaletta-Teates reportedly arrived at a police scene on Sept. 5, wearing body armor with “POLICE” and “SWAT” logos, and carrying a metal badge from Edmonds. He was also driving an unmarked car with blue lights, according to the Bremerton Police Department.

Police said Scaletta-Teates identified himself as an off-duty detective from Edmonds. Body camera footage showed officers were suspicious of his identity after he appeared at a trespassing call and a reported fire in a parking garage. “I thought you were one of our detectives at first,” a Bremerton officer told him, according to footage obtained by KOMO.

Scaletta-Teates allegedly claimed to know members of a task force and said he dealt with parole and probation. However, a follow-up investigation revealed he was not an Edmonds officer but a security guard for a nearby business, police said. “Our suspicion began after the second contact with Teates. Because of this, more follow-up was done,” authorities stated.

Court records indicate Scaletta-Teates was hired for private, unarmed security at a local Salvation Army.

Investigators discovered Scaletta-Teates had a felony conviction and was found with a firearm and “a large amount of police equipment” upon arrest. He was charged with first-degree criminal impersonation and second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm.

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