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Branden Vorak

Gender : Male

Age : 25

Race : White

Date : 03/24/2023

Location : 1800 block of 112th St E

City : Tacoma

County : Pierce

State : Washington

Agency : Pierce County SO

Officer(s) :Chad Chapman, Courtney Quandt, Derek Wetlaufer

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after making threats to employer

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Branden Vorak was reportedly making threats against his past employer. When police arrived, he reportedly presented them with a grenade. He was shot and killed by Pierce County deputies. No further information or confirmation on the grenade can be found.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article273560685.html

https://www.q13fox.com/news/photos-man-holding-grenade-shot-and-killed-by-pierce-co-sheriffs-deputy-investigation-underway

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/man-with-grenade-had-threatened-former-co-workers-before-he-was-shot/

https://news.yahoo.com/man-shot-dead-pierce-county-154556520.html

https://keprtv.com/news/local/pierce-county-deputy-involved-shooting-suspect-had-grenade-near-franklin-pierce-high-school-train-tracks-use-of-force-investigation-washington-state-crime-law-enforcement-gun-violence