2 dead in Olympia gunfight
Aug 23, 2026, 7:04 AM
(Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)
(Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)
Just before midnight Friday, Olympia Police Department officers responded to a disturbance in the 2200 block of Harrison Avenue NW.
According to the department, when they arrived, they found a 20-year-old man dead from a gunshot wound in a parking lot.
The department said that while officers were at the scene, a 17-year-old man arrived at a nearby hospital suffering from gunshot wounds. He later died at the hospital.
According to the department, the 17-year-old is believed to have been driven to the hospital by someone who witnessed the fight.
According to the department, the two met to settle a disagreement; a verbal fight broke out, and then they exchanged gunfire.
The department seized two cars and found one handgun at the scene. They are in the process of obtaining a search warrant for the other car.
