WA: Schaler Released; Shooting likely Self Defense

EPHRATA – Initial evidence reportedly shows Rodney Schaler allegedly shot an Ephrata man in self-defense.

Schaler, a 22-year-old Soap Lake man, was released from Grant County Jail on Wednesday after he was arrested following the Monday night shooting.

Chief Deputy Prosecutor Ed Owens said Schaler was set free pending further investigation, but it appears the other man involved in the incident was reportedly the aggressor.

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