Olympia-area homicide, immigration arrests, brewery update: July 6 roundup

Thurston County news July 6 included immigration enforcement, environmental testing and a homicide investigation.

Here are key takeaways:

• Advocates say a surge in immigration arrests has hit the South Sound, with a large-scale ICE operation in Shelton on June 28 resulting in the detention of at least 21 people across multiple locations.
• The City of Tumwater collected soil samples at the former Olympia Brewery at 100 Custer Way SW to determine if environmental remediation is needed before any future redevelopment of the 70-year-old brewery site.
• The Thurston County coroner identified the man killed July 3 at his home outside Olympia as 49-year-old David Poplack.

The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.