New deadly force investigators in Washington release findings of Vancouver police shooting

Washington investigators released new details Thursday about a man shot and killed by Vancouver Police Department officers last winter in a grocery store parking lot close to midnight.

Adam Grant Gunderson, 45, had methamphetamine in his system and, according to friends and family who talked to investigators, held anti-government beliefs. Investigators recovered a stolen, loaded handgun from the scene.

The officer who shot and killed Gunderson had drawn his gun on Gunderson weeks prior to the fatal Dec. 4 encounter. Records show the previous incident ended with Gunderson refusing to leave his house and reportedly telling police they had “no lawful authority” to arrest him…

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