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Name Not Disclosed

Age : 52

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 08/29/2023

Location : 1300 block of Ocean Beach Road

City : Copalis Crossing

County : Grays Harbor

State : Washington

Agency : Grays Harbor PD, Hoquiam PD, Aberdeen PD, Montesano PD, Washington State Patrol, Washington Department Fish and Wildlife

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/28/2023, shortly after noon, Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the 1300 block of Ocean Beach Road near Copalis Crossing after a 911 caller reported that a man had shot and killed himself. When deputies were dispatched, however, the man was still alive. A second caller, a woman at the location, contacted 911 shortly afterward and reported that the man was experiencing a mental health crisis, was heavily armed and needed assistance.
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The residence was in an isolated area without nearby neighbors. Deputies arrived and attempted to contact the man, who was inside a trailer. While deputies were outside, they heard two gunshots coming from the trailer. Deputies evacuated two other people from the property.
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According to the Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Office, the man then fired a .45-caliber handgun toward responding deputies. One bullet struck a sheriff’s patrol vehicle. No deputy was struck by the gunfire.
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The Sheriff’s Office activated its Crisis Response Unit and deployed an armored vehicle to the property. The specialized unit arrived at approximately 1:30 p.m. More than 20 law-enforcement officers ultimately responded, including eight Grays Harbor County sheriff’s deputies and personnel from the Hoquiam, Aberdeen and Montesano police departments and Washington State Patrol. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officers closed the roadway around the property.
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Law-enforcement personnel attempted to negotiate with the man by telephone during the standoff. The telephone conversation eventually ended abruptly. The Crisis Response Unit subsequently approached the trailer and found the man dead inside from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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Grays Harbor County Coroner George Kelley subsequently established that the man was a 52-year-old Hoquiam resident. Kelley determined that he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head at approximately 2:45 p.m. The coroner described him as a person experiencing a crisis.
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The Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Office completed its investigation of the incident. Undersheriff Kevin Schrader said no criminal charges would result from the case.
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SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.thedailyworld.com/2023/08/29/second-standoff-of-monday-ends-in-death/
https://www.thedailyworld.com/2023/09/08/coroners-office-releases-new-details-on-fatal-standoff/
https://www.thedailyworld.com/2023/08/29/police-peacefully-resolve-standoff-in-hoquiam/