PORT ANGELES — Police continued to investigate Tuesday who fired a series of gunshots that led to a massive manhunt near the Port Angeles Library on Monday morning.
Detectives are sorting through the evidence into the early morning gunfire that prompted the closure of a six-block area, said Deputy Chief Brian Smith of the Port Angeles Police Department.
No arrests have been made.
No one was hurt and no damages were associated with the shooting.
Gunshots awakened residents starting at about 4 a.m. Monday.
Police were called at 5 a.m. Those who arrived shortly after the call heard several shots in the area around the intersection of North Peabody Street and East Whidby Avenue.
The initial search, involving more than 30 law enforcement officers, lasted through 10:50 a.m.
No gunman was found and no suspects have been identified, police said.
South Peabody home
Five 16-gauge shotgun shells were later found in the backyard of a home in the 2400 block of South Peabody Street where law enforcement executed a search warrant, and a 16-gauge shotgun was found inside the home.
A shotgun shell found on the home’s patio prompted the issuance of a search warrant. The property owner cooperated with the search of the unlocked, unoccupied house, police said.
The search included officers from the Port Angeles and Elwha police departments, State Patrol, Clallam County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Border Patrol and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Air and Marine.
Six-block containment
The officers created a six-block containment area around the identified section of homes.
A State Patrol plane circled the neighborhood to provide an overhead perspective.
Lauridsen Boulevard was closed for about five hours during the search.
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