CAMAS, Wash. (KPTV) – A man was jailed Thursday after he was shot and injured Wednesday night by a deputy in Camas, according to the Washington State Patrol.

Wednesday shortly after 10 p.m., several 911 callers reported hearing gunshots in the 2300 block of Northeast Everett Street. Calls continued to come in reporting more shots fired until 10:30 p.m.

The Camas Police Department, Clark County Sheriff’s Office, Vancouver Police Department and Washougal Police Department all responded to the scene with armored vehicles.

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Ashleigh Valenzuela lives down the street. She said her family was going to bed when they heard gunshots.

“I usually try to spend time with my mom, so I was sitting in my living room and the next thing I heard was a gunshot,” Valenzuela said. “I kind of erase it. Probably not even five minutes later I heard a second one, five minutes later I heard a third one.

Valenzuela said she looked outside to see what was happening.

“We saw cops walking by and then, you know, we heard a fourth gunshot,” Valenzuela said. “Probably around 10:30 a.m. we heard a fifth gunshot. »

Around 10:40 p.m., an officer flew a drone over the property to assess the scene and found a man standing in front of a home. On Thursday, the man was identified by Camas police as Patrick Wetzel.

The sheriff’s office said they determined Wetzel had a no-contact order against them that prohibited him from being on the property and possessing a firearm.

Wetzel eventually got into a car that was in the driveway of the house, and shortly after 11 p.m., law enforcement approached the car in an armored vehicle.

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According to the sheriff’s office, gunfire erupted when officers attempted to contact Wetzel. Wetzel was struck and taken to a local hospital for treatment.

WSP said Thursday that Wetzel was released from the hospital and booked into the Clark County Jail by the Camas Police Department.

No officers or deputies were injured and a Clark County deputy was placed on leave per agency protocol.

The investigation is ongoing and no further details have been released at this time.

The sheriff’s office said officers were wearing body cameras at the time of the shooting and the video will be released later.

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