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--> --> Standoff at trailer ends when suspect is found dead OLYMPIA (AP) - A police standoff at a trailer in Olympia ended Friday afternoon when officers found a man dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside. It started around 10:20 a.m. when officers looking for a man and a teen-ager suspected in two robberies tracked them down at a trailer in southeast Olympia. A 24-year-old man, whose name was not released, pulled a gun, put it to his head and threatened to kill himself when confronted by officers, Olympia police spokesman Dick Machlan said. The man then barricaded himself inside the trailer with two teen-age boys - a 15-year-old sought in the recent robberies, and a 14-year-old not sought by police, Machlan said. At least six backup officers from Lacey, Tumwater and the Thurston County Sheriff's Office were called to the scene. A hostage negotiator eventually coaxed the boys out of the trailer. The 15-year-old was booked into Thurston County Juvenile Detention center for investigation of robbery. When officers went inside the trailer around 4 p.m., they found the man dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Email your... Technical questions & comments to: WebMaster Daily Tidings editorial comments & questions to: Editor Visit our other Oregon Newspapers... | Albany Democrat-Herald | Ashland Daily Tidings | Corvallis Gazette-Times | | Lebanon Express | Newport News-Times | Springfield News | Cottage Grove Sentinel | Ashland Daily Tidings 1661 Siskiyou Blvd. Ashland, OR 97520 Telephone 541-482-3456 © Copyright 2001 Lee Northwest Publishing