A 51-year-old Maple Valley resident was shot and killed by Issaquah Police officers on Saturday, Sept. 24 after firing a rifle at the officers and pedestrians. No one else was injured during the incident.

The man’s name will be released by the Medical Examiner’s Office next week.

According to a press release from King County Sheriff’s spokesperson Sgt. John Urquhart, Issaquah Police started to receive calls at around 11:15 a.m. Saturday morning about a man who had abandoned his 2011 Kia sedan in the middle of the road at the intersection of Front Street and Newport Way. The man was seen carrying two rifles and pointing them at pedestrians.

Walking to Clark Elementary on 2nd Avenue Southeast, witnesses saw the suspect trying to break into a parked, unoccupied car in the parking lot of the school, according to the press release.

The suspect then fired his rifle and continued onto school property, where he tried to get into the cab of a backhoe that was parked at the school. He was unsuccessful, and more shots were fired.

Issaquah Police officers  arrived at the school. According to the press release, the suspect went into a prone position on the service road on the school property and fired at the officers. Four officers returned fire and the man was hit. He died at the scene.

A football game was in progress at the nearby Issaquah High School stadium. The game was halted due to the shooting. No one was injured.

The King County Sheriff’s Office has launched an investigation into the incident and subsequent death of the suspect. The Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit will conduct the investigation, with the assistance from detectives from the Bellevue Police Department and a liaison from Issaquah Police.

The suspect’s motives are unknown at this time.