TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - Authorities say a man suspected of killing his parents east of Tacoma was shot by police while officers were attempting to arrest him.
Authorities say the 21-year-old man was treated for a gunshot wound to his shoulder and booked into jail on suspicion of two counts of murder.
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office says 56-year-old Theresa Standley and 55-year-old Steven Standley were found shot to death inside their Buckley home Wednesday night after another son requested a welfare check.
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Officers located the man early Thursday near a Tumwater motel.
The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office says the man was inside a car and ignored officers’ commands to stop. Authorities say a sheriff’s office sergeant fired three shots at the vehicle as it started to drive toward him.
Authorities have not named the man.
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