BREMERTON — A man has died after reportedly being shot by a South Kitsap deputy who received reports the man was dangling his legs off an overpass above a highway in Washington state, authorities said.
Bremerton Police Lt. Aaron Elton said deputies responded to reports Tuesday around 7:30 p.m. at the Bethel-Burley Road overpass above State Route 16, The Kitsap Sun reported.
Dispatchers received a report of a shooting shortly after deputies arrived, Elton said. Deputies provided aid to the man and took him to a hospital where he died.
“At this point the specific details as to what happened just prior to the shooting are unknown,” said Elton.