Bonney Lake releases name of officer involved in shooting

According to the press release, the Bonney Lake officer involved was Kyle Torgerson, a 10-year veteran with the department. Torgerson works in the department's traffic division.

Bonney Lake police on Firday announced the name of the officer involved in the Nov. 13 incident in which a woman who fired a gun at police was killed.

According to the press release, the Bonney Lake officer involved was Kyle Torgerson, a 10-year veteran with the department. Torgerson works in the department’s traffic division.

During the incident, Holly Crahay, 38,

was reportedly seen Sunday, before 3 p.m., driving recklessly in a shopping center parking lot near 196th Avenue East. Her car was pursued by a Pierce County Sheriff’s deputy down Elhi Hill. Circumstances of the pursuit led the deputy to use a “pursuit intervention technique” to pin Crahay’s car against a guardrail.

A second deputy and Torgerson as backup on the scene.

It was at that time the suspect reportedly opened fire, shattering the window of a patrol car and cutting a deputy’s face.

Law enforcement returned fire to match the introduction of deadly force. A pit bull exited the vehicle. Law enforcement shot and killed the dog.

Crahay was shot during the exchange of fire. She was taken to a Tacoma hospital in critical condition and died of her injuries overnight.