Passersby discovered a 38-year-old man deceased near I-84 Exit 82 in west The Dalles on Wednesday. Toxicology results are pending.

After an initial assessment, authorities determined the situation warranted a full-scale investigation and requested the activation of the regional major crimes unit.

A Goldendale couple was discovered dead in their Home on Friday, Sept. 13 and the initial investigation points to a possible suicide as detectives are working to unravel the case, according to a Klickitat County Sheriff’s press release.

At 10:30 a.m. this morning, Wasco County District Attorney Matthew Ellis was at the site of the shooting in front of the Astro gas station, 2914 W. Sixth Street. A stolen 10-ton boom truck rammed through the gate at the Crestline Construction yard in the Port of The Dalles. The boom truck struck a police vehicle before the driver was mortally wounded in gunfire, according to police.