Lucky Eagle Casino Shooting: 1 died in Rochester WA, officer-involved

Lucky Eagle Casino Shooting: A 55-year-old Lakewood man was shot by a Thurston County Sheriff’s deputy on Tuesday night outside the Lucky Eagle Casino.

After being transported to a hospital, the suspect received treatment, but he eventually passed away from his wounds. A police statement claimed that the suspect was pointing a gun at the deputy.

Authorities say the Lakewood man was shot by a Thurston County Sheriff’s deputy on Tuesday night outside the Lucky Eagle Casino. According to the initial police statement, the suspect received medical attention at Harborview Medical Center. But according to a later statement, he was brought to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Olympia where he passed away.

A Chehalis tribal police officer was involved in a shooting at Lucky Eagle Casino on Sunday and now the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident, the department announced on social media.

The shooting was reported at about 7 p.m.

Lucky Eagle Casino, which is operated by the Chehalis Tribe, is in Rochester, about 25 miles southwest of Olympia.

“We are actively investigating an officer-involved shooting inside the Lucky Eagle Casino,” the Sheriff’s Office said in its post on social media.

The casino currently is closed, according to the Lucky Eagle Casino Facebook page.

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