Man In Custody After Double Homicide Near Goldendale

A 56-year-old man is in custody after two people died from apparent gunshot wounds Friday morning on Austin Road outside Goldendale.  The Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office says when deputies arrived at the scene, they found the bodies of a 57-year-old man and a 44-year-old woman.  The Sheriff’s Office says their identities are being withheld pending notification of family members.  The suspect, 56-year-old David Joseph Lavine, was taken into custody at the scene without incident.  The Sheriff’s Office says he is currently lodged at the Klickitat County Jail on two counts of second-degree murder.  The Sheriff’s Office added its investigation is continuing.

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