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Kelso officer shoots, kills man at gas station, reports say
The Oregonian ^ | 08/17/16 | Oregonian staff and wire reports

Posted on 08/17/2016 4:19:06 PM PDT by Inspectorette

KELSO — Authorities say a Kelso (WA) patrolman shot and killed a man Wednesday morning who attacked a gas station clerk, a customer, and the officer himself with a walking stick.

Cowlitz County Sheriff Mark Nelson told a news conference later in the morning that the suspect, a 27-year-old man described as a transient, was reported to have shoplifted from a gas station food mart in West Kelso.

The officer, identified as John Johnston, responded about 8 a.m. to take a report. As the officer and one of the clerks were reviewing surveillance footage in an office, the man returned to the store and began striking a clerk and a customer with the stick, according to the news release.

Nelson said the officer tried to intervene but was struck in the head. He was also injured in the arm and leg, police said. He then shot the suspect, who has not been identified.

Johnston is a 22-year member of the Kelso police department. Johnston, the clerk and the customer were taken to a hospital by ambulance, and all have been treated and released.

The sheriff said the suspect had been contacted by law enforcement several times in the past week, including an arrest last weekend.

Kelso is in Washington's Cowlitz County, east of Longview.

The Longview Daily News reported the incident occurred at the Flying K gas station, at First Avenue and West Main at the foot of the Allen Street Bridge.

The paper, citing Kelso Police Chief Andrew Hamilton, said it was unclear how many shots had been fired.

Longview police and the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office are investigating, the standard practice for other agencies to investigate officer-involved shootings, the paper said. The report will be updated as details emerge.


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To: Inspectorette

Your turn, Kelso. Hope you like your gas stations well done.


21 posted on 08/17/2016 5:35:17 PM PDT by BraveMan
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To: Rastus
I like stashed Officer Kelso.


22 posted on 08/17/2016 6:17:06 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: EEGator

I don’t remember that scene. Is that Jackie?


23 posted on 08/17/2016 6:20:56 PM PDT by Rastus (#NeverHillary #AlwaysTrump)
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To: Rastus
No, Chelsea. The chick he gets pregnant.(Shannon Elizabeth)


24 posted on 08/17/2016 6:38:20 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: blueunicorn6

The one is Kelso, I think.


25 posted on 08/17/2016 7:18:54 PM PDT by SatinDoll (A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN IS BORN IN THE USA OF TWO USA CITIZENS)
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To: Inspectorette

The man who was shot dead was a transient. People to whom I have mentioned this incident don’t seem particularly concerned over what might happen.


26 posted on 08/17/2016 7:22:41 PM PDT by SatinDoll (A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN IS BORN IN THE USA OF TWO USA CITIZENS)
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To: SatinDoll

Well, you live in a pretty town.

My Dad worked at one of the pulp mills.

I had lots of uncles who worked at the pulp mills.

That big bridge over the Columbia used to really scare me when I was little.

Lots of good memories of Longview/Kelso.


27 posted on 08/17/2016 7:30:20 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: EEGator

The pic isn’t showing up, but I remember her. :)


28 posted on 08/17/2016 11:42:55 PM PDT by Rastus (#NeverHillary #AlwaysTrump)
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To: Rastus
Let's try another...


29 posted on 08/18/2016 3:48:24 AM PDT by EEGator
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