Death at Whatcom County rifle range believed to be a suicide

ANNA WALTERS - THE BELLINGHAM HERALD

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A 25-year-old man from Coquitlam, British Columbia, shot and killed himself at the Plantation Rifle Range at about 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 17, said Sgt. Scott Huso of the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff's deputies believe that the incident was likely a suicide.

The man had rented a handgun at Plantation and shot himself while alone inside the indoor range. He was transported to St. Joseph Hospital where he was pronounced dead of a self-inflicted gun shot wound, said Jeff Parks, chief criminal deputy for the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office.

Further information was unavailable. The Bellingham Herald does not identify people who commit suicide. Plantation Rifle Range is located just off the North Lake Samish exit on Interstate 5.