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Lewis County sheriff investigates triple homicide

The Columbian
Published: August 21, 2010, 12:00am

SALKUM, Wash. (AP) — The Lewis County sheriff says three people were shot to death inside a Salkum home early Saturday and a fourth has been airlifted to a hospital in critical condition.

Lewis County Sheriff’s detectives and the Washington State Patrol are investigating.

Sheriff Steve Mansfield says they are searching for 31-year-old John Allen Booth Jr. Mansfield says Booth is considered armed and extremely dangerous.

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