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Peaceful Valley, Washington — On Thursday, Feb 10, around 4:20 pm, deputies Ryan Rathbun and Jason Thompson responded to multiple 911 calls about two neighbors shooting at each other from different houses in the 3000 block of Green Valley Drive near Kendall. They arrived and from across the street attempted to talk to 60-year-old Joel Berck Young, who fired birdshot toward his neighbor. Young, who according to reports appeared intoxicated, waved his 12-gauge shotgun before firing at both deputies’ heads. Body cam footage shows the pair of deputies asking the suspect to come out of his home. After a verbal back and forth, Thompson is shot in the head first and goes down. Rathbun is then also shot in the head while checking on Thompson. Rathbun returns fire at the suspect.
Both remained conscious and were able to provide cover for a neighbor who stepped in and fired at Young to protect the deputies, while residents pulled the deputies into a neighbor’s garage and performed first aid. Young peacefully surrendered around 6 p.m. after the WCSO SWAT team surrounded his house. Young remains in Whatcom County Jail. He has been charged with two counts of first-degree attempted murder, six counts of reckless endangerment, assault while armed with a firearm and felony harassment. Since, Rathbun and Thompson have undergone numerous medical procedures and treatments. Both recovered and returned to service a year later. On March 4, 2023, the two deputies, filed a suit against Joel Young for assault and battery of officer(s) Thompson and Rathbun in the line of duty. On May 5, 2023, they were awarded the Medal of Honor by the Washington State Attorney General’s Office during the Law Enforcement Medal Of Honor/Peace Officier Memorial Ceremony in Olympia.
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Arthur Morgan?
should have just mag dumped the moron and been done with it.
Too bad police could put this scumbag out of his own misery.
Hell'va drug…
Thank christ it was birdshot.
I can’t believe why someone would act that way.. it’s such a small town and that man is a danger to society!! Prayers to the officer
The dude yelling wahoo as if he was playing mario after shooting a cop in the head is really psychopatic
Not gonna lie don’t do the best with blood had to skip to him getting arrested but I really hope the deputies where okay
Those were shots from birdshot ammo, that's why it was easy for him to hit both officers, but their injuries weren't as lethal as a regular gunshot.
He should never make it to the station!
Suspect is lucky he didn't get cooked and served when SWAT came.
Can't go around shooting people in their head poor guy probably needs some psychiatric help probably a veteran or something glad the cops survived I don't care for cops much but they don't deserve to get killed over dumb s***
💙!!!!!!!!!
Ese civil deberÃa ser policÃa esta hecho para eso â¤
El oficial herido me siento tan mal 💔😢
Primero dios que se recupere pronto ðŸ™
the guy survived, I thought they would have cleard that house army style.
Why don't the police officers wear a helmet when they know in advance they will be confronting an unstable person with a firearm, that's already been illegally firing it? 🤔
White Man shoots cops 2 in head and is taken alive…not even a scratch
The citizen neighbor went to work providing cover fire. They should have recruit him.
So I understand officers don't need a shield for every call , but when you know what you're getting into with shots fired … they should be having the SWAT shields that can stop rifle rounds. besides the people lives, the police officers lives are just as important .
😂 sorry but the dude is kinda funny. "Take a ride on the wild side" 😂
I’ll never understand why they didn’t flank him around back
Imagine your worst day at work, now forget about it and move on.
4:00 Horrid— Horrid — Nobody who is sane wants this. I hate cops for sure. I don't believe shooting them is the right way at all. Grotesque.
The suspect seriously told the officer at the end "I'm not going to cause you any problems."
Ummmmm sir, you just shot 2 Officer's in the head.. Alcohol can destroy your lives kids, take note!
God bless that brave civilian and God bless these incredible Deputies.
Glad both officers survived and are back on duty
how did he get the jump on both officers?
Crazy to see something like this happen so close to home…proud to be from Whatcom County, Lynden specifically. Major props to these officers!
Dont think j have ever seen sheer badassery by the cops AND the civilans in a PA video!
Godamit I ⤠🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🥰
Obviously after the first shot was fired by the shooter, the other officers should have unloaded which is military protocol not civilian cop protocol
"Around 4:20PM in Peaceful Valley…"
The neighbors who fired at the criminal also deserve awards for bravery and defending their local officers, they risked their own lives defending the ones who risk their own lives for us.
Ale rzeźnik 🙈
The two that where shot is shocking to me that neither of them MAG DUMP that fool & he lucky the other cops didnt light his ass up wen he surrenderd. They better than me.
Perfectly mentally stable dude. Good thing it's not that easy to get guns.
ACAB