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Witnesses say man fatally shot by deputy was walking away

Published  August 27, 2015 6:52am PDT
Associated Press

HUNTERS, Wash. (AP) — Witnesses say a man who was fatally shot by a Stevens County deputy was walking away when he was killed.

The Spokesman-Review reports that 29-year-old Jason Hale was shot Aug. 19 in Hunters when wildfires were burning in the area.

Investigators say Hale was brandishing a gun as he fled from deputies.

Cpl. Dave Reed shot Hale, who had a felony warrant for malicious mischief.

The Stevens County coroner reported that Hale was shot once in the left side of his neck. The bullet entered the back of his jaw.

A regional law enforcement team is investigating the incident.