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The 5 most read stories on The Olympian.com

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An Olympia man who attempted to hijack a helicopter in Oregon was last week’s most read story.

1. Man fatally shot attempting to hijack Oregon helicopter was from Olympia, police say: An Olympia man who police say attempted to hijack a helicopter in Hillsboro, Oregon, was identified Wednesday as Holden Austin Gorka.

2. Man fatally shot by trooper on I-5 near Lacey ‘wanted suicide by cop,” WSP says: A man called 911 from King County at 6:13 a.m. Saturday and said he “wanted suicide by cop,” according to Washington State Patrol trooper Brooke Bova. He ended up fatally shot at 6:49 a.m. by a trooper on southbound Interstate 5 near Lacey, Bova said.

3. One killed in crash on Old Highway 99 near Tenino: One man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday morning on Old Highway 99 near Tenino, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office.

4. Police seeking witnesses to fatality collision on I-5: The Washington State Patrol is looking for witnesses who may have seen a fatal collision on Sunday on northbound Interstate 5.

5. Officials believe body found is missing Evergreen State College freshman: The Peninsula Daily News reports the body is being examined to see if it is 20-year-old Zach Krull, who had just started his freshman year at The Evergreen State College in Olympia when he went out on a solo camping trip.

This story was originally published July 10, 2017 at 9:04 AM with the headline "The 5 most read stories on The Olympian.com."

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