News brief: Deputy who shot Napavine man is four-year-employee of LCSO

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office said this morning the deputy involved in yesterday’s early morning fatal shooting of a Napavine man is Deputy Matt McKnight, a four-plus year employee of the sheriff’s office.

McKnight, 27, remains on administrative leave as is standard protocol for deputies involved in shootings, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said in a news release.

The sheriff’s office says the 33-year-old Napavine man refused to take his hands out of his pockets and then charged McKnight around 2 a.m. when deputies responded to assist with a call about an individual who left stab holes in the door of a Napavine home trying to get inside.

An autopsy was set for today on the deceased, whose name is expected to be released later by the Lewis County Coroner’s Office.

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One Response to “News brief: Deputy who shot Napavine man is four-year-employee of LCSO”

  1. anon says:
    Thursday, June 23, 2011 at 12:53 am

    what ever happened to using a taser before lethal force? this guy was murdered.