GIG HARBOR — Police were searching for clues Sunday at the Gig Harbor home where a sheriff’s deputy killed himself after fatally shooting his wife’s parents.
Tacoma Detective Gretchen Aguirre said Sunday police still don’t know why 49-year-old Pierce County Deputy Allen Myron shot his in-laws Friday night, barricaded himself in a bedroom and then shot himself after an hours-long police stand-off that ended early Saturday.
Family members identified the in-laws as 70-year-old Monty Multanen and 68-year-old Susan Multanen.
Aguirre said the couple had been visiting Gig Harbor from southern Washington.
Monty Multanen was an educational director for the Oregon Department of Education, the Edmonds School District and Lower Columbia College. Susan Multanen once worked as a nurse.
Yakima: Man dies after diving in river
A 46-year-old Tacoma man has died after he dove into the Naches River and was swept downstream.
The Yakima County Sheriff’s Office said a helicopter rescue crew spotted the body of Ted Reuter Saturday afternoon nearly a mile east of where he had jumped into the river.
Authorities said Reuter was relaxing with friends at the river near Gleed when he jumped into the river. They said he may have hit his head during the dive or while floating down the cold, fast-moving river.
Okanogan: Man charged with arson
A contract firefighter from Nespelem has been charged with arson in connection with fires on the Colville Indian Reservation last September.
The Wenatchee World reported 34-year-old Elam Sonny Ray Baker is scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday. He was charged Wednesday in Okanogan County Superior Court with one count of first-degree arson and nine counts of second-degree arson.
Nine fires were set Sept. 16, 2009 on the reservation. Another fire was set Sept. 26 near Nespelem.
A probable cause statement says investigators matched Baker’s DNA to evidence found on two ignition devices made from cigarettes and matches.
Prosecutor Karl Sloan said Baker was employed as a private contract firefighter at various times. It was unclear whether Baker fought any of the fires he is accused of setting.
Pullman: New police chief named
Pullman city officials have made their choice for a new police chief to replace retiring Chief Ted Weatherly.
The city chose Capt. Gary Jenkins of the Claremont Police Department in California after interviewing five candidates for the position.
KREM-TV reported Jenkins must complete background and other tests and still needs to be confirmed by the Pullman City Council.
Jenkins currently manages patrol, traffic and detective bureaus as Claremont Police’s operations division captain.
Associated Press
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