A man from Port Angeles, identified as Marquise Hagans-Moore, was arrested after turning himself in to authorities in Tacoma, where he confessed to killing his roommate in Port Angeles.
According to a report from the Port Angeles Police Department, Hagans-Moore arrived at the Tacoma Jail on September 28, stating that he had killed his roommate but refused to provide details on the location or timing of the incident.
Upon receiving the report, Port Angeles police conducted a welfare check at Hagans-Moore’s residence at 333 East Whidby Avenue.
Officers observed a body inside the home through a window and made entry.
They discovered the body of a woman, later identified as Rebecca Ann Rule-Cowles, face down on the floor with what appeared to be blood nearby and a handgun on the ground next to her.
Medics confirmed that Rule-Cowles was deceased.
Hagans-Moore, who Tacoma police had detained, was later transported back to Port Angeles, where he was booked into the Clallam County Jail.