OLYMPIA, Wash. — Officials said a man was shot and killed late Monday night after an argument inside an Olympia home.
The Thurston County Sheriff's Office was called to the 4400 block of Libby Road NE in Olympia just after 10:30 p.m. on Monday after a man called 911 saying he killed someone that was attacking his roommate.
When detectives arrived on scene, they found a 39-year-old man dead from multiple gunshot wounds inside the home. A man and a woman were detained separately outside the home.
When the suspect spoke to police, he said he intervened when he saw the victim in a physical altercation with the woman who lived in the home. The suspect claimed the victim told him to "mind his own business" and began punching him in the face and on the head. The suspect said he grabbed a black AR-style pistol and chambered a round, according to court documents.
The suspect said he and the victim both went outside the home, where they continued to argue. The suspect claimed he pointed the firearm at the victim when the victim started advancing toward him, but the victim then moved back.
The suspect said he went back inside the home when the victim followed and "lunged at him," according to court documents. The suspect said he then fired at the victim four or five times.
Investigators said the suspect's story was "disorganized" and the suspect was unable to piece it together chronologically. The suspect also claimed the victim was 6 or 7 feet away from him when he shot at him, and there were no obstructions between himself and the victim. When investigators looked inside the home, they found there were "clear obstructions" between where the suspect claimed the shooting took place and where the victim's body was found.
Officials said the suspect was booked into the Thurston County Correctional Facility for second-degree murder - domestic violence charges. TCSO said the suspect's name won't be released until he's formally charged.
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