HUNTERS, Wash. — Witnesses say a man who was fatally shot by a Stevens County deputy was walking away when he was killed.
The Spokesman-Review reports that 29-year-old Jason Hale was shot Aug. 19 in Hunters when wildfires were burning in the area.
Investigators say Hale was brandishing a gun as he fled from deputies.
Cpl. Dave Reed shot Hale, who had a felony warrant for malicious mischief.
The Stevens County coroner reported that Hale was shot once in the left side of his neck. The bullet entered the back of his jaw.
A regional law enforcement team is investigating the incident.
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