It all started with a man walking in Mason County, dragging a dead raccoon behind him.

But Mason County Sheriff’s Office investigators are still trying to piece together the incident that ended with a shooting and hit-and-run late Sunday morning near Allyn.

The man was walking along Route 3 near Lake Devereaux Road. “The raccoon was clearly roadkill,” said Lt. Travis Adams.

The man told investigators he planned to use it as bait in a crab pot.

But some motorists got upset when they saw the man pulling the carcass along the road with a 15-foot rope.

“They thought the raccoon was a dog,” Adams said. “And they were very incensed that he was dragging this dead dog down the road.”

An argument ensued between the man and someone in a black pickup. The walking man was shot twice.

“Fortunately they were both grazing wounds to his legs,” Adams said.

Then the man was run over by the pickup, Adams said. He was taken to the hospital, and he seems to be doing OK, Adams said.

The man’s name and age were not released.

Deputies were out on the scene Tuesday to follow up on the case. Investigators also reviewed videos from the scene, and interviewed occupants from another vehicle that had contact with the man.

They also received confirmation that the carcass was a raccoon, not an opossum, which is what officials originally reported, Adams said.

Authorities are still looking for the shooting suspect, who is believed to have driven an older black Ford F150 pickup, according to the Mason County Sheriff’s Twitter feed.

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It started with a dead raccoon, and ended with a man shot and hit by truck

interesting way of writing the story title, I wonder if the Truck had a valid carry permit...

Mason County, fun capitol of Western Washington

Well if I had acquired a racoon carcass off the road, I'd also pull it with a 15' rope No freaking way, I'm getting my mitts on it if I can't help it.

A lot going on. The OP really needs to fill out his general area of residence. Most of us have no idea where the incident too place. Some of the other posters imply its western Washington state.

Around here, depending on how fresh the coon was, we might think its supper. Reminds me of two photos. One has a dead possum and a sign saying "free cat". The other a dead coon with a "get well soon" baloon tied to a foot. My kind of people.

It started with a dead raccoon,...... and ended with a man shot and hit by truck

Oh, those pesky racoons!

I'm not sure why Tennessee was going through my head when I read this, but what do I know, I live in Alabama.

Hey...some of my best friends are raccoons ...

seriously, my first thought too was this sounds like something that would happen in Tennessee (or Alabama)

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Originally posted by Bisleyblackhawk:
Hey...some of my best friends are raccoons ...

seriously, my first thought too was this sounds like something that would happen in Tennessee (or Alabama)

Maybe I was thinking of this guy?

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Bisleyblackhawk:
Hey...some of my best friends are raccoons ... [QUOTE]

Kramden and Norton, right?

Crab pot...good cover story!

My Dad had a home about 15 minutes from Allyn back several years ago.

I've driven through there countless times.

This country has surly gone to shit when a man c'aint even walk his 'coon without being shotified and runtover.

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Originally posted by wishfull thinker:
Mason County, fun capitol of Western Washington

Out on the Olympic Peninsula but really not much around.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wik...n_County,_Washington

It started with a road killed raccoon and ended with a nearly road killed man.

Whack job fer sure.

I can hear the story now.

"Well the reason I am limping is that I was dragging my coon....."

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Originally posted by stoic-one:
I'm not sure why Tennessee was going through my head when I read this, but what do I know, I live in Alabama.

I don't wanna know what kind of crabs you'd be catching with a Tennessee racoon.

If that's what they eat, I'll never look at crab legs the same ever again!

the other white meat