Man shot and killed his younger brother in Spanaway, deputies say

A 58-year-old fatally shot his younger brother Tuesday when the two men fought at a Spanaway construction site where they were working, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department.

It was not immediately known what the argument was about.

The brothers had a disagreement about 2:50 p.m. in the 1800 block of Military Road South.

“One of them fired rounds at the other and fled the scene,” sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said.

The 52-year-old victim was pronounced dead at the scene. He has not been identified.

His older brother drove to a public gate of Joint Base Lewis-McChord and turned himself in to police there.

Deputies recovered his vehicle and have not yet spoken to the suspect.

This story was originally published March 26, 2019 at 5:00 PM.