29-year-old in custody after Centralia homicide, police say
A 29-year-old Centralia man was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail on first-degree murder and first-degree assault charges Tuesday, the Centralia Police Department says.
Centralia police responded to an incident in the 1100 block of South Pearl Street around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, the department’s activity log shows. Sgt. Dave Clary told The Olympian the man was arrested shortly thereafter.
One man died at the scene, according to a news release from the department. A woman was taken by ambulance to an area hospital and is expected to survive. It appeared they had been attacked with a knife, police say.
As of Wednesday afternoon, detectives were still on the scene investigating. Sgt. Clary said the Washington State Patrol was assisting in processing the crime scene.
The identity of the man who died had not been released as of The Olympian’s press deadline Wednesday afternoon. Clary confirmed that the people involved knew each other.
The department has said there are “no other suspects outstanding.”
This story was originally published November 13, 2019 at 7:50 AM.
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