** May 2, 2013 Update: Snoqualmie Police Captain, Nick Almquist, today said that the woman involved in the shooting will make a full recovery, that her injuries were not life-threatening.**
Police, fire and aid cars were witnessed tearing through downtown Snoqualmie on Railroad Ave around 7:15AM today, April 29, 2013, heading in the vicinity of the quiet, upscale 4-star Salish Lodge and Spa.
Snoqualmie Police Captain Nick Almquist, who was on the scene, reported that at approximately 7AM, an adult female suffered a self-inflicted handgun shot wound to the chest. Further police investigation revealed that the woman has been recently “troubled by family circumstances. ”
No one else was hurt during the incident, which occurred inside a car in the Salish parking lot. The woman, who had been staying at the hotel, was still conscious when she transported from the scene by ambulance to an area hospital.
Updates will be posted as they become available.
