Resident of house, scene of deadly shooting, ‘in pretty rough shape’

PORT ANGELES — The man listed in an online phone directory as the person who lives in the two-story house where a deadly shooting occurred Monday was not home Thursday.

Port Angeles police have not identified the man involved in the shooting death of Robert Fowler, 63, at 211 E. Vashon Ave.

Whitepages.com lists the residents of the house as Bobby Smith and Janice Smith. A man who was working inside the home said Bobby Smith was not there.

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“He’s in pretty rough shape, as you could imagine,” the unidentified man said. “He can’t even come in the house.”

The man declined to comment further.

“We’ll just keep it at that,” he said.

Police detectives continued to investigate the shooting that occurred three days earlier.

“Today, detectives are processing and cataloging evidence and writing reports,” said Port Angeles Police Detective Cpl. Jason Viada.

Police have not named the suspected shooter, who was believed to have lived in the house where the shooting occurred.

“The reason I’m not naming him is because he hasn’t been arrested or charged with anything,” Viada said.

Neighbors said Fowler lived at 209 E. Vashon Ave., next door to the house where he was killed.

KOMO-TV reported Monday that a 58-year-old man called 9-1-1 on Monday to say his neighbor was visiting when the two got into an argument. When the argument took a violent turn, the caller said he shot his neighbor in self-defense, KOMO said.

Whitepages.com lists Bobby Smith as being between the ages of 55 and 59.

KOMO-TV said the caller’s 20-year-old daughter was home at the time of the shooting. She was not injured.

Police finished their search of the home Wednesday and allowed the resident to return. Viada said at least some of the evidence will be analyzed at crime labs in Marysville and Tumwater.

Viada said detectives will collect all the facts and evidence and provide a complete case report to the Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.

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