Updated at 2:50 p.m.
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A man in the Littlerock area is dead after an exchange of gun fire with police today.
Deputies were called about 11:45 a.m. to the 6200 block of Maytown Road Southwest about a man with a gun possibly shooting at passing motorists, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office.
When deputies arrived, the man went inside his house, sheriff’s Lt. Greg Elwin said.
Deputies, troopers and Tenino police surrounded the home.
At one point, he fired what appeared to be a rifle at deputies in the front, Elwin said. He then presented himself on the back porch with what looked like a handgun and shots were fired, according to Elwin.
“The suspect is shot, aid is administered, EMS arrives and the shooter ends up, he’s deceased,” Elwin said.
The lieutenant, speaking from the scene, said he didn’t yet know who the man is. Update: He was 70 years old, according to the sheriff’s office.
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