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Man dead in Thurston County shooting

THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. — Thurston County deputies say a man is dead after a shooting overnight.

It happened sometime overnight on Shamon Court near Rochester Friday.

Investigators haven't said what led up to the shooting, but later said the shooting was a homicide.

On Friday night, investigators identified the victim as 27-year-old Pedro Beltran Palomares.

A 38-year-old man was taken into custody. He was booked into the Thurston County Jail.

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