PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man said to be armed with a gun and suicidal inside a Longview house with his wife and children was shot by a Kelso police officer who helped respond to the scene.
The incident unfolded just before midnight Saturday, Kelso police said in a release. Longview police had gone to the home in the 2400 block of Mulberry Avenue and asked for mutual aid from nearby agencies.
The details surrounding the shooting have not been released at this time, but Kelso police said one of their officers shot and wounded the man. No one else was injured, officials said.
The man, whose name has not been released, was rushed to a hospital for treatment. “At the time of this press release (5:13 a.m. Sunday) the suspect was alive,” officials said.
However, on Monday the Clark County Sheriff’s Office said the man, Joseph R. Coons, died at the hospital. He was 38. An autopsy will be conducted by the Multnomah County Medical Examiner, authorities said.
An independent investigation is underway by the Clark County Major Crimes Team. The officer involved in the shooting is on administrative leave, standard procedure in similar incidents.
No further information is available at this time.