Bail set at $1M for man accused in deadly shooting
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Bail has been set at $1 million for a Washington state man accused of shooting to death a 45-year-old man off Old Highway 99.
The Olympian reports Shane Brewer appeared in Thurston County Superior Court on Monday with Commissioner Nathan Kortokrax finding probable cause for second-degree murder, first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, and first-degree burglary while armed with a firearm.
Brewer is accused of shooting Loren VerValen, who was found dead on Dec. 22 south of Tumwater.
An autopsy determined that he had been shot three times by a .223-caliber rifle.