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Homicide investigation underway in Washington County; 2 victims and suspect all dead


Washington County sheriff's deputies respond to a home in Sherwood on Wednesday night, Nov. 16, 2022, to investigate a homicide. (KATU){p}{/p}
Washington County sheriff's deputies respond to a home in Sherwood on Wednesday night, Nov. 16, 2022, to investigate a homicide. (KATU)

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Deputies are investigating a double homicide in Washington County. The suspected shooter is also deceased.

On Wednesday at about 9:30 p.m., deputies were called to a home in the 23800 block of Scholls Ferry Road, which is at the intersection of Scholls Ferry and Scholls-Sherwood Road.

Two deceased victims were located.

Deputies said they found the suspect at the home suffering from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The suspect later died at a hospital.

On Thursday, the Washington County Sheriff's Office identified the suspected shooter as46-year-old Carlos Jimenez-Vargas.

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About a dozen Washington County sheriff’s vehicles were seen at the scene and as many or more deputies.



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