DOC officer arrested for planning his own shooting, Shelton police say
The Shelton Police Department last week reported a state Department of Corrections officer had been shot outside an office in downtown Shelton. At the time, no suspects were identified, but neighbors reported seeing someone run away from the scene.
On Thursday, Shelton police and the Mason County Sheriff’s Office made arrests in connection to the downtown shooting.
The community corrections officer who was shot, and his sister, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit assault in the first degree, conspiracy to commit a drive-by shooting, and other related charges, according to a news release.
The officer, who was allegedly shot by his sister, was hit in the torso while stepping out of his vehicle last week. He was taken to Mason General Hospital in Shelton with non-life-threatening injuries.
He provided his sister with the firearm, according to Lt. Chris Kostad.
During a Thursday interview, police said the community corrections officer admitted that he asked his sister to shoot him, King 5 news reports.
In a subsequent interview, the sister confirmed her brother’s request and said he gave her a gun the day before the shooting, according to King 5. She told police she initially refused, but her brother “kept asking,” so she agreed, according to probable cause documents, cited by King 5.
This story was originally published October 16, 2021 at 5:30 AM.
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