An Olalla man who allegedly pointed a handgun at a Bremerton police officer and a Kitsap County sheriff’s deputy — and was subsequently shot — has been charged with two counts of second-degree assault.

At 2:01 on May 15, a family member called 911 and stated that Fred E. Sowell was depressed and possibly suicidal, and that he had left his Olalla home with a handgun, according to court documents.

He reportedly had been involved in a domestic violence incident about 14 hours earlier when he allegedly assaulted a family member.

About half an hour later, Sowell’s 2013 black Ford Expedition SUV was spotted by law enforcement outside a local restaurant. After Sowell left the restaurant, a traffic stop was attempted by sheriff’s deputies.

Sowell allegedly drove away from the attempted traffic stop and continued into Port Orchard where he allegedly attempted to elude deputies by passing other vehicles in turn lanes and speeding.

The pursuit was terminated at 4:01 p.m., according to a Washington State Patrol report.

Forty-five minutes later, a neighbor notified law enforcement that Sowell’s SUV was back at his residence. A command post was established, and a SWAT team was called to the scene.

At 7:15 p.m., SWAT team members attempted to contact Sowell with a warrant for his arrest. Sowell allegedly brought with him a handgun taken from his home, then drove through his yard and over a deployed set of spikes.

A sheriff’s deputy and a BPD officer had been positioned to block the street heading north. Sowell drove past them, and they returned to their vehicle and began pursuit.

As they began to overtake Sowell’s vehicle, Sowell allegedly pulled into a private driveway at the 8500 block of Banner Road Southeast, about three-quarters of a mile from his home, exited the vehicle and pointed a black handgun at the arriving deputy and officer.

Court documents state that both the deputy and officer fired their issued firearms at Sowell. He was struck several times and dropped his firearm as the SWAT team arrived on scene, according to the documents.

Sowell was treated by SWAT medics at the scene before being transported to a hospital in Tacoma, where he was treated for gunshot wounds.

According to the statement of probable cause, Sowell was found to be under medication, experiencing hallucinations and unaware of what had happened. Sowell remained at the hospital until he was released to the Kitsap County Jail.

A charge of second-degree assault has a maximum penalty of life imprisonment and/or a fine of $50,000.