PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — The Pierce County Sheriff's Department (PCSD) is seeking a gold or beige Chevy Tahoe believed to be responsible for a fatal hit-and-run near Parkland Monday morning.
Just before 8 a.m., a collision involving a bicyclist and a vehicle was reported in the 11000 block of Waller Road E. The victim who was walking his bicycle on the side of the road was found at the scene and he did not survive the crash, PCSD said.
PCSD said in a release about the crash that they believe it was intentional and are investigating it as a homicide. In an update Monday evening, PCSD said the involved vehicle has been identified as a "2000-2006 Gold/Beige Chevy Tahoe, with possible front end damage."
"We're looking at an actual murder. And the weapon wasn't a gun or a knife, it was a vehicle," said PCSD Sgt. Darren Moss.
The sheriff's department is asking the public to keep a lookout for the suspected vehicle that may have damage to the front of it.
Moss says the department has received pictures and surveillance video of the vehicle driving near where the collision took place.
"We're going to find who this person is," Moss said. "It's our job to go out there and hold them responsible for the crimes they committed, we can't bring back their family member but we're going to do everything that we can to try and get some justice and some resolution to what occurred."
The department is asking anyone with information about the vehicle or the suspect to call 911.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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