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Shooting investigation keeps Road 68 crime scene closed overnight

PASCO — Police are keeping Road 68 closed at the eastbound Interstate 182 off ramp overnight, July 30, while they investigate an officer-involved shooting.

According to initial reports, the shooting occurred during a traffic stop at the interchange.

A man wanted on a Kennewick warrant was shot during the stop; police did not immediately say what happened leading up to and including the shooting.

Overnight, the eastbound off-ramp and on-ramp of I-182 will remain closed, police said. The Road 68 overpass is closed, too.

Investigators are currently on-scene and other details have yet to be released.

 

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