Report: Suspect in Belfair standoff ‘down’
Feb 26, 2016, 10:16 AM | Updated: 12:53 pm
Mason County deputies are responded to a report that a man shot up to four people at a home outside Belfair. (Mason County Sheriff's Office)
(Mason County Sheriff's Office)
KIRO 7 reports the man suspected of shooting up to four people in Belfair is “down.”
Mason County deputies responded to a report that a man shot four people at a home outside Belfair.
Authorities say a man called 911 and said he had shot four people and was holding a gun to his own head. The man says he shot his wife and children, but the sheriff’s office has not confirmed that, KIRO 7 reports.
What to know:
•@MasonCoSheriff confirms man in house w/ gun
•Report: he shot 4
•Man says wife, kids shot
•Sheriff hasn't confirm shooting— KIRO 7 (@KIRO7Seattle) February 26, 2016
The Sheriff’s Office first tweeted about the report at about 9:30 a.m. on Friday.
Deputies and a SWAT team are on scene.
Police said they are withholding the location of the incident until the area is secure.
Reports of four shot at a private residence. The SWAT team is enroute Outside of Belfair. No address will be given until the scene is secure
— Mason County Sheriff (@MasonCoSheriff) February 26, 2016
