Man fatally shot self during police encounter in Camas

CAMAS, Wash. (AP) — A man police shot at during an encounter Thursday night in Camas fatally shot himself, authorities said.

Camas and Washougal police contacted 32-year-old Edwin Glessner after responding to “a disturbance involving a weapon,” Vancouver police said.

Glessner had a handgun and according to police “was initially non-compliant.”

Glessner and Camas officer Steven Forgette fired their weapons at some point during the encounter, police said.

Glessner was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police said Wednesday he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. Police didn’t say whether the officer’s gunfire also hit him.

Forgette, 28, is on critical incident leave, as is standard procedure after police shootings. He was hired by Camas police in 2015, is assigned to its patrol division and serves as a member of a regional SWAT team.

A regional major crimes team continues to investigate.