5 dead in Belfair, WA standoff, including shooter

[villager]

Source: KING TV

BELFAIR, Wash. - Mason County Sheriff's officials confirm five bodies have been found on the property of a standoff near Belfair. One of the bodies was the shooter, who shot himself in front of deputies, said Mason County Sheriff Casey Salisbury.

The incident started early Friday morning in a rural area of Mason County. An armed man called 911 to say he had shot four people in a private home, local authorities said. The possible victims included the man's wife, two children, and someone else.

The Mason County Sheriff's Office couldn't confirm anyone had been shot because they hadn't been able to get into the home all morning. Salisbury said his officers talked to the man and tried to negotiate with him as he held a gun to his head.

Just before 1 p.m., investigators were able to make their way inside the home. Officials said there were 11 structures on the property and each one needed to be searched.

Shortly after, Mason County Sheriff's officials confirmed they found five bodies.

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Read more: http://www.king5.com/story/news/crime/2016/02/26/swat-responds-report-4-people-shot-belfair/80987850/

[Plucketeer]

1. Well, it's good to know

that guns didn't play a part in any of the fatalities - all the deaths are due to humans.

[villager]

5. No part whatsoever! The statistics would be unaltered if they just had Ninja throwing stars!

...doncha know.

[peacebird]

2. When I read about these murder/suicides I always wish the shooter reversed the order....

So very tragic, and the poor young teen who survived... Who knows what she lived through.

How can we get mental health access to people before they get to this point? We need to destigmatize it, but seriously, what else can be done? Did no one realize this man was losing it?

[randys1]

3. Every day...every god damn day

[villager]

4. Literally, now. nt

[xocet]

6. The USA's daily sacrifice to Scalia's 2nd Amendment misinterpretation....

When is the last day that the USA had no one killed by a gun?

[C Moon]

7. That's horrible. They were probably so scared while he was on his rampage.

I agree with the poster above: why don't they just reverse the order and take themselves out first.

[trillion]

8. Yet another reason why arming _everyone_ is not a good idea.

Nor is making guns easy to get.

[LarryNM]

9. AP Reports Shooter had been Hospitalized

Many Meds, Self-Employed, Unable to Work (?)

[Turbineguy]

10. Pressures of modern living

and guns.

[pothos]

11. where was the good guy with the gun?

...anyone?

[ManiacJoe]

15. Probably at work.

Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer.

[alcibiades_mystery]

12. Pew pew

East Gunistan.

[Aristus]

13. Fuck, man. What a blot on the honor of the Evergreen State.

Why can't this shit be relegated to a third world country like Texas where this sort of thing is celebrated?

Alerters: I'm fucking drunk, all right? Alert if you want to...

[olddad56]

14. Trump loses another vote. Too bad the guy had to take 4 other people with him.

[tabasco]

16. Another mission complete by the well regulated militia.

Fat Tony Scalia said the founders meant everybody when they wrote "well regulated militia."

I wish he was here to tell me who was regulating this guy.