About 2:56 p.m. a neighbor called 911 to report hearing shots fired. The neighbor said the shooter was walking toward his or her own home. Deputies arrived, and there was an exchange of gunfire. Then the man ran away. Police eventually found him dead from a gunshot wound. Nicholas Pingel killed Ray Engelking, 72, and Carl Halvorsen, 77, who were unknown to him.
Agency: Washington County Sheriff's Office
Motive: Shooting suspect
Confrontation Type: Violent Crime
Service Call: No
Body Camera: no
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Nicholas Pingel
Death Date: February 3, 2021
County: Washington
Geography: Rural
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Race: White
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: foot
Washington Post Database ID: 6582