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KCSO: One dead amid structure fire

KAYE THORNBRUGH | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 years, 6 months AGO
by KAYE THORNBRUGH
Kaye Thornbrugh is a second-generation Kootenai County resident who has been with the Coeur d’Alene Press for six years. She primarily covers Kootenai County’s government, as well as law enforcement, the legal system and North Idaho College. | February 28, 2022 9:31 PM

POST FALLS — Police found one person dead Monday night while responding to a fire, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office.

KCSO responded to a report of a structure fire in the 8900 block of Hauser Lake Road around 8 p.m. Monday.

Deputies reportedly discovered two people at the scene who had sustained gunshots wounds, one of whom was deceased.

The other individual was transported to Kootenai Health.

The individuals had not been identified as of late Monday.

This is a developing story.

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