Washington State Shooting Leaves 5 Dead, Including Gunman
The gunman shot himself after a standoff with police, they said.
ByABC News
February 26, 2016, 5:10 PM
![Mason County police officers stand with their guns drawn in a shooting scene in Belfair, Washington where a gunman killed four people and himself.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/HT_Mason_County_Shooting_01_jrl_160226_16x9_992.jpg?w=1600)
Mason County Sheriff/Twitter
— -- Five people are dead, including a gunman, after a shooting in rural Washington State Friday, according to the Mason County Sheriff's Office.
The sheriff's office received reports of four shot at a home in Belfair, the agency said on Twitter. A SWAT team assisted the sheriff's office on the scene, where a standoff and negotiations took place, according to police.
The gunman ended up shooting himself, police said.
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