UPDATE: January 15, 2026 8:19 a.m.
The Grant County Sheriff’s Office said the public can resume normal activities, but it was not able to arrest the shooting suspect.
“The house, dwellings, and vehicles on the property have all been checked, and the suspect was not found,” the sheriff’s office wrote at 7:15 a.m.
The sheriff’s office said detectives were investigating the shooting.
GRANT COUNTY, Wash. – A shooting suspect in rural Ephrata barricaded himself inside a house Thursday morning. Grant County law enforcement are trying to get him to come outside.
At 2:44 a.m. on Thursday, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office posted that a shooting suspect barricaded himself inside a house at Drumheller Road and Road A.5. and that police had the house surrounded.
The victim was moved to the hospital, the sheriff’s office said. Their condition is unknown and no details were provided about the alleged shooting.
At 4 a.m., the sheriff’s office said negotiators were trying to convince the suspect to come outside. It added that the Moses Lake Police Department was also at the scene.
At 6:15 a.m., the office said “Police continue to work toward a safe resolution. No other new information.”
This is a developing story and updates will be added when they become available.
Article originally posted January 15, 2026 6:58 a.m.
