Coroner IDs man who died in Thurston Co. Sheriff’s Office shooting Tuesday

A man who died in a Thurston County Sheriff’s Office shooting in the Olympia area Tuesday has been identified.

Thurston County Coroner Gary Warnock identified the man as Todd Bass, a 44-year-old Lacey resident. His cause of death is pending an autopsy scheduled for Friday, Warnock said.

Bass died in a shooting just after 2:40 p.m. in the 3200 block of Hoffman Road Southeast, which is near Margaret McKenny Elementary School. Thurston County deputies fired their weapons following a high-speed pursuit that ended with both Bass and the pursuing deputy crashing their vehicles, The Olympian previously reported…

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