Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Fake Police Report

Four people were found shot to death in a Pullman apartment this morning.
A $10,000 reward is being offered by the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office for the arrest of the suspect of suspects wanted in connection with the crime.
At 7:30 am Pullman and Moscow fire departments were alerted of an apartment fire at 1172 S. Columbia Ave, said Whitman County Prosecutor Paula T. Doe. After containing the fire, officers found four victims on the first floor of the residence, Doe said.
Two of the victims were pronounced dead at the scene. Both had been shot and their bodies were severely burned. The other two victims, both female, one 17 and the other 13 were taken to the Pullman Medical Center where they were pronounced dead, Doe said.
Our preliminary information is that an unidentified person entered the apartment earlier this morning, argued with someone inside and then multiple gunshots were heard. The fire was reported shortly after, Doe said.
There were four other people in the building who escaped uninjured, but the apartment building has extensive smoke, fire and water damage.
Anyone with information about this incident should contact the Prosecutor’s Homicide Squad, Doe said.