4-16-2019
KALAMA, Wash. (AP) — Investigators have identified the man they say killed Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Deputy Justin DeRosier Saturday night.
The Cowlitz County coroner has identified the suspect as Brian Dellaann Butts, 33, of Longview.
Officers shot and killed Butts as he ran out of woods with a gun Sunday.
Sheriff Brad Thurman said Monday he could not provide details about a motive.
The Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office identified the man shot and killed by Kelso police officers Sunday night as 33-year-old Brian Dellaann Butts of Longview.https://t.co/YfLO0MZogi
— KOMO News (@komonews) April 15, 2019