Shelton-Mason County Journal - Dedicated to the citizens of Mason County, Washington since 1886

A shooting in downtown Shelton last Thursday closed off a portion of downtown for an investigation.

According to the Shelton Police Department, dispatch received a call at 6:15 a.m. last Thursday morning of a gunshot wound in the 500 block of North 4th Street. Police responded to the scene and the victim was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The suspect was not found and the police suspended the search on Thursday to focus on investigating the scene, according to Shelton Police Public Information Officer Chris Kostad.

The Mason County Sheriff’s Office is a...