Portion of Deschutes Parkway in Olympia closed for WSP shooting investigation

A section of Deschutes Parkway was temporarily closed Friday morning due to an investigation into a shooting that occurred overnight near a homeless encampment, according to Washington State Patrol.

The closed area of the parkway was between Lakeridge Drive and Fifth Avenue.

About 2 a.m. Friday, the Olympia Police Department and fire department were dispatched to reports of a shooting following an altercation between two people on Deschutes Parkway, according to State Patrol Sgt. Darren Wright.

A 60-year-old man was shot multiple times in the leg. He was taken to an area hospital and is expected to survive. The suspect left the area in an unknown vehicle.

The State Patrol continues to investigate the incident.

This story was originally published October 15, 2021 at 7:40 AM.

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Ty Vinson covers the City of Olympia and keeps tabs on Tumwater and other communities in Thurston County. He joined The Olympian in 2021. Before that, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism at Indiana University. In college, he worked as an intern at the Northwest Indiana Times, the Oregonian and the Arizona Republic as a Pulliam Fellow. Support my work with a digital subscription