{"id":11517,"date":"2012-03-14T09:59:59","date_gmt":"2012-03-14T16:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lewiscountysirens.com\/?p=11517"},"modified":"2012-03-14T23:50:05","modified_gmt":"2012-03-15T06:50:05","slug":"police-centralia-man-died-from-two-shots-from-9-mm-handgun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lewiscountysirens.com\/?p=11517","title":{"rendered":"Police: Centralia man died from two shots from 9 mm handgun"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated at 12:40 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n

By Sharyn\u00a0 L. Decker
\nLewis County Sirens news reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n

Police believe David Wayne Carson was shot twice in the chest with a 9 mm handgun yesterday on B Street in Centralia.<\/p>\n

Carson was dead inside the home after police and aid responded to calls just before 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Carson, 43, is a Centralia resident.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old man who lives there – Weston G. Miller – fled before police arrived and was found soon after, driving a pickup truck on Big Hanaford Road, according to police. He was taken into custody without incident, police reported.<\/p>\n

Miller was arrested and booked yesterday evening for first-degree murder.<\/p>\n

Police haven’t revealed what they learned about what transpired inside the house or led to the shooting.<\/p>\n

Officers searched the home yesterday and found a 9 mm handgun, which they believe was used to shoot Carson, according to the Centralia Police Department. They also found several other firearms, Officer John Panco said in a news release this morning.<\/p>\n

Later today, police plan to search Miller’s truck to look for more evidence, Panco said.<\/p>\n

Panco said a 9 mm is bigger than a .22 but not as big as a .45 – police usually carry a .40 or .45, he said.<\/p>\n

“We think a total of three bullets were fired,” Panco said.<\/p>\n

Two struck Carson in the chest, according to Panco.<\/p>\n

Carson and his girlfriend had been staying at the house and were getting ready to move out, according to his younger brother, Dan Carson.<\/p>\n

Dan Carson said his brother worked at Hardel plywood in Chehalis until a couple of years ago. Before that, he had a job in California taking care of expensive show dogs, he said. They both grew up in Centralia, he said.<\/p>\n

Miller is expected to go before a judge this afternoon in Lewis County Superior Court.<\/p>\n

An autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow.<\/p>\n

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\nCorrection: <\/em>This story has been updated to reflect correctly the size of firearm Officer Panco said Centralia police usually carry.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n

For background, read “Breaking news: Man fatally shot in Centralia, suspect arrested” from Tuesday March 13, 2012 at 6:36 p.m., here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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