Updated at 10:20 p.m.
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
Detectives are on the scene investigating a shooting in Salkum that sent a 28-year-old Salkum man to Providence Centralia Hospital tonight.
Stowell Road is currently closed between Gore Road and Salkum Road, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
It happened about 8:10 p.m. at the 200 block of Stowell Road, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said in a news release.
The suspected shooter is being questioned. He is a Salkum resident as well, according to Brown. The victim’s condition is unknown, Brown stated at about 9:30 p.m.
Initial information is it was a dispute between neighbors, Brown stated.
Lewis County Fire DIstrict 8 was called to the scene but told to wait at their station until deputies arrived and could make sure the area was secure.
Fire Chief Duran McDaniel said he was on his way home from another call and had already turned the corner so he parked at the Salkum Super market, about a half block from the victim.
“That’s the hard part, having to stage, because we could have an active shooter,” Fire Chief Duran McDaniel said.
Firefighters and medics found the victim in a front yard and took care of the patient, performing CPR all the way to the hospital, McDaniel said.
Brown indicated further information will be released as it becomes available.
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