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PIONEER PARK DEATH INVESTIGATION – Swinomish police were helping secure the area at Pioneer Park’s parking lot off the roadway entrance at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, June 23. Investigation and autopsy of the self-inflicted gunshot wound confirmed the initial conclusion of suicide. The 19 year-old Whidbey Island man was found in his car before 1:30 p.m. by a passerby. – Photo by Ken Stern