BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — A man who shot and killed his ex-girlfriend in Bellingham died by his own hand, not police gunfire.
Whatcom County Medical Examiner Gary Goldfogel said Monday that 55-year-old Daniel Salas died from a self-inflicted handgun wound to the head.
The Bellingham Herald reports a police officer had fired about the same time Salas put a gun to his head. Goldfogel said no police bullets struck Salas.
Before he shot himself Friday, Salas killed 39-year-old Tawnia Costan of Bellingham. Goldfogel said she died of multiple gunshot wounds to the back.