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Yakima police: man kills mother-in-law, then self

The Columbian
Published: April 19, 2012, 5:00pm

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Yakima police say a man has fatally shot his mother-in-law, then killed himself.

Acting Police Chief Greg Copeland says other family members were present Friday afternoon during the gunfire at a small home.

The dead were not immediately identified.

Police say the investigation is continuing.

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