Hitchhiker Shooting Seen as Hoax When No Gun Found
Valley County Sheriff Glen Meier said Monday that deputies found a pistol in a field near the scene and traced it to Ray Dolin.
The 39-year-old Dolin had claimed he was shot in the arm without provocation along U.S. Highway 2. Authorities now say he shot himself and made up the rest of the story — apparently to promote a memoir he’s writing about kindness.
Dolin is being treated at a hospital. Charges are pending.
Authorities initially charged a man from Tumwater, Wash., in the June 9 shooting. He was cleared four days later.
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