Sting operation: Cops, carjack suspect attacked by swarm of wasps during bust

This is not your emblematic sting operation.

Seattle cops and a carjacking fishy were attacked by a swarm of wasps erstwhile the insects’ hive was unwittingly disturbed during a bust, according to recently released assemblage cam footage.

The achy incidental unfolded erstwhile officers responded to a telephone astir a bid of attempted carjackings successful the East Queen Anne vicinity Aug. 13 involving a fishy utilizing a weapon to effort and swipe vehicles arsenic they passed by a tunnel.

Police rapidly descended connected a 22-year-old suspect, who past fled into a wooded country and ignored officers’ orders to surrender.

Video shows cops chasing and yet catching the fishy — but arsenic they wrestle him to the ground, everyone is rapidly surrounded by the irate wasps, whose nest was close beside them.

“Ah! I’m getting stung, dude,” 1 of the officers tin beryllium heard saying.

Another bull yells, “It’s yellowjackets everywhere, dude!”

Seattle constabulary officers are swarmed by wasps erstwhile arresting a 22-year-old carjacking suspect.Seattle Police Department

The constabulary hurry to transportation the fishy retired of the country portion covered with wasps. Seattle Police Department

The insects tin beryllium seen covering the officers and suspect, stinging them repeatedly arsenic the cops fto retired grunts of symptom and effort to hurry with accused carjacker retired of the woods.

The officers tin beryllium heard telling the suspect, “It’s over” arsenic they impulse him to hurry up and flight the wasps.

The officers yet transportation the fishy retired arsenic they proceed to beryllium stung and connection him h2o erstwhile he’s yet handcuffed and wrong a constabulary vehicle.

The officers grunt successful symptom arsenic the insects sting them repeatedly. Seattle Police Department

The suspect, whose garment came disconnected during the arrest, is fixed h2o earlier being transported to a hospital.Seattle Police Department

The fishy was taken to the Harborview Medical Center for treatment, on with an serviceman who suffered a chopped successful his limb during the arrest.

The unidentified fishy was aboriginal booked astatine the King County Jail for assault, spot demolition and attempted-robbery charges.

This isn’t the archetypal clip constabulary person been caught connected video stung by aggravated insects.

In May, a unpaid bull and Air Force veteran was stung up to 100 times by a swarm of bees erstwhile trying to evacuate a vicinity nether siege by the insects — aft a operation idiosyncratic inadvertently disturbed their monolithic nest successful Los Angeles.