Sheriff: Altercation over dead raccoon prompted shooting

ALLYN, Wash. – Authorities say an altercation over a dead raccoon led to a shooting in rural Washington state.

Mason County sheriff’s Lt. Travis Adams tells Seattle news station KOMO-TV (https://goo.gl/aYfZgc ) that a man was walking along a highway Sunday dragging the roadkill behind him with a rope. The animal had been hit by a car, and he wanted to use it as crab bait.

Adams says two vehicles stopped, and people confronted the man because they thought he was dragging a dead dog. One person who had been in a pickup truck shot the man twice in the leg. Both vehicles then sped off.

Deputies have contacted people in the other vehicle, and authorities say they’re co-operating. No arrests have been made.

The man is expected to recover.

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Information from: KOMO-TV, http://www.komotv.com/