Carolyn Thompson-Mitchell, 64, was killed in her Newport, Washington home on February 6, 2022. Officers were called to a residence on South Fea Avenue after a 911 call from her 28-year-old son, Jacob Mitchell, who told the dispatcher he had harmed his mother. Responding deputies found Mitchell outside the house, on the phone with dispatch, and took him into custody without resistance.

Carolyn was located inside with a fatal gunshot wound to the head. Emergency crews pronounced her dead at the scene; a semi-automatic pistol was recovered from the front porch area. Jacob Mitchell was booked on a charge of second-degree murder and later pleaded guilty in Pend Oreille Superior Court. He died in custody, found unresponsive in his cell before sentencing; that death is under investigation.

Are there details about Carolyn’s life in Newport or anyone who knew the family that could shed light on what happened?