Man upset about lack of turn signals shot by police

Thurston County Sheriff’s deputies fatally shot a man during a confrontation Wednesday.

People weren’t using their turn signals and it had one man so upset he reached for his gun.

According to KIRO 7, the man reportedly yelled at drivers who failed to turn on their blinkers outside his house on Maytown Road.

The man used his rifle to shoot at a passing truck, but missed, hitting Littlerock Elementary School instead.

A bullet hole was found at the school by deputies.

The man went home and began firing at deputies. Police responded with gunfire and the man was fatally shot.

Witnesses told The Olympian the man had been distraught after the recent death of his wife.