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THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. — Olympia police officers and Thurston County Sheriff’s deputies took an Olympia murder suspect into custody Thursday after a manhunt in the Bucoda area.
Multiple police agencies shut down State Route 507 in the area after reports the suspect was spotted.
43-year-old Steven Messex is accused in a shooting homicide that occurred July 20 in the Percival Creek area of Olympia.
Before the capture Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders had said Messex fled and a K-9 track was unsuccessful. Sanders said deputies, officers, and SWAT team operators were preparing for a multi-day manhunt until the suspect was found.
Messex was located a short time later by Olympia officers and deputies from the Thurston County Sheriff Narcotics Task Force.
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