1 injured in shooting at Olympia homeless encampment, troopers say
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Troopers are investigating after a man was shot multiple times at a homeless encampment in Olympia.
The Washington State Patrol said at about 2:10 a.m. officers responded to a report of a shooting at Deschutes Parkway Southeast and 5th Avenue Southwest.
A man in his 60s was found with multiple gunshot wounds to the leg at a homeless encampment, investigators said.
Troopers said he was involved in an altercation before the shooting.
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Medics treated the victim at the scene, and troopers say the victim is alive and is stable.
According to troopers, two suspects drove away in a car.
Olympia police said Deschutes Parkway had to be closed off between Lakeridge Drive and 5th Avenue for the investigation.
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