OLYMPIA — The Thurston County prosecutor says that the investigation into a white police officer who shot two black men is complete, but it will be several weeks before his office makes any decisions on whether charges should be filed.
A report of the investigation was received by the prosecutor’s office Thursday afternoon, but details will not be released until Prosecutor Jon Tunheim issues an official charging decision. The May 21 shooting has been investigated by a team of detectives from several agencies for the past few months.
Olympia Police Officer Ryan Donald has been on administrative leave since the shooting that injured Bryson Chaplin, 21, and Andre Thompson, 24. Donald encountered the two men after being called in on a report of an attempt to steal beer from a grocery store by two men carrying skateboards. Donald reported he was being assaulted with a skateboard before the shooting.
