More details have been released about a man who apparently was shot to death in self-defense on Thursday, Jan. 11 Tenino, according to the Thurston County Coroner’s Office.
The 50-year-old man from Utah, who has no ties to the area, has been identified, but his name won’t be released until his family has been contacted, Coroner Gary Warnock said Tuesday. At about 7:50 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, Thurston County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Tenino police officers were dispatched to the 17800 block of Old Highway 99 after a 911 caller advised that someone had been shot.
Deputies found one person dead, The Olympian reported.
The man suffered multiple gunshot wounds, Warnock said. Detectives interviewed the shooter and witnesses, as well as gathered video surveillance, and reported that it appears the shooting happened in self-defense, according to The Olympian.
The man who was shot wasn’t known to the involved parties or witnesses, according to the sheriff’s office.
