Thurston County Sheriff’s Deputies began investigating the self-inflicted shooting death of a woman in the Rainier High School parking lot on Friday, November 30.
According to Deputy Carla Carter, at 10:30 a.m. deputies were attempting to contact the 63-year-old woman who had warrants for third-degree assault and unlawful possession of methamphetamine at a residence in the 6600 block of 92nd Lane Southeast.
At 10:45 a.m. the woman took off in a van and a pursuit ensued with her stopping in the school parking lot.
As two deputies approached the vehicle, the woman pulled out a gun and shot herself, Carter said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The area was closed off by police while they investigated and the school was in lockdown while authorities cleared the scene.
Credit: Nisqually Valley News
