YELM, Wash. — Police are investigating after a body was found at the site of a motor home fire in Yelm, according to the Thurston County Sheriff's Office.
Yelm police were dispatched to a "suspicious situation" on the 10500 block of Old McKenna Road Southeast at around 7 a.m. Tuesday morning. The fire department was sent to a motor home and boat on fire, and after extinguishing the blaze, discovered a dead person. Law enforcement is investigating the death as a homicide.
During the investigation by Thurston County patrol deputies and detectives and the Yelm police, investigators discovered two people inside the victim's residence, one of whom was armed with a gun.
SWAT was called in and attempted to negotiate with the person for six hours before they died by suicide.
The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact detectives by email: detectives@co.thurston.wa.us.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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