Custer man turns himself in after admitting to murdering a man on his property

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WHATCOM COUNTY, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – A man is in custody after he admitted to killing a man on his property in Custer.

The Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office says that the suspect, identified as 61-year-old Donald Malone, turned himself in on Thursday, Aug. 7.

Malone was approached by the victim at a shopping center on Wednesday. The victim offered him a ride back to his home so they could help clean out his garage.

Malone told detectives that he didn’t like the victim and travelled on back roads to get home in order to avoid him.

Shortly after returning home, he witnessed the victim coming down his driveway. Malone shot the unidentified victim several times without saying a word.

On Thursday, Malone travelled to the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office and confessed to the murder.

Detectives found the deceased person on Malone’s property, and he was taken into custody without bail.

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