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Hayes Miles McCloud

Age : 24

Gender : Male

Race : Native American

Date : 07/08/2026

Location : Sunset Boulevard near Greenway Drive

City : Seaside

County : Clatsop

State : Oregon

Agency : Seaside Police Department; Oregon State Police; Gearhart Police Department; Cannon Beach Police Department; Clatsop County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) :Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police following homicide investigation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 07/08/2026, investigators in Pierce County, Washington, identified Hayes Miles McCloud, 24, of Eatonville, as the suspect in two fatal shootings that occurred earlier that morning. The first victim, a 35-year-old man, was found dead inside a residence in Puyallup at approximately 2:40 a.m. Roughly 30 minutes later, a second man was fatally shot in Tacoma. Investigators determined the two victims were related and believed both killings were targeted. McCloud fled Washington after the shootings.
Automatic license plate reader cameras later detected McCloud's silver 1996 Toyota 4Runner traveling south through Lewis County toward Oregon. At approximately 6:19 p.m., officers located the vehicle parked on Sunset Boulevard near Greenway Drive in Seaside. Officers from the Seaside Police Department, Oregon State Police, Gearhart Police Department, Cannon Beach Police Department, and the Clatsop County Sheriff's Office converged on the location to arrest McCloud.
According to the Oregon State Police, officers approached the vehicle and attempted to take McCloud into custody. McCloud opened fire on the officers from inside the vehicle. Officers returned fire during the exchange. McCloud then drove away from the scene while still under gunfire. A short distance later, officers found the 4Runner stopped with McCloud inside suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Oregon State Police Major Crimes Section assumed the investigation into the officer-involved shooting. Detectives processed both shooting scenes, collected firearms evidence, documented the vehicle, and interviewed the involved officers and civilian witnesses. The identities of the officers involved have not been publicly released.
The Pierce County Sheriff's Office continued investigating the two Washington homicides while coordinating with Oregon investigators. The deaths of the two Washington victims and the fatal officer-involved shooting in Seaside remain part of a multi-state investigation.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.chronline.com/stories/washington-state-murder-suspect-dies-after-gun-battle-with-police-in-seaside,405211
https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/man-dead-in-early-morning-tacoma-shooting-police-investigate-homicide/281-bb83889a-4823-4c77-8c7b-8f08f2f4cd49
https://www.kptv.com/2026/07/09/washington-murder-suspect-found-seaside-police-say/
https://www.flashalert.net/id/OSPOre