Mail theft conflict leads to shooting death

Kitsap County authorities arrested a suspect early Tuesday morning in connection to a homicide in Port Orchard. 

The Kitsap County Sheriff said neighbors reported hearing gunfire around 11 p.m. Monday along the 5200 block of Brady Place Southeast. Officers were alerted and found a 31-year-old Puyallup man dead at the home.

The Kitsap County Medical Examiner identified the victim as Richard U. Taii. He died of a gunshot wound to the head, according to the medical examiner.

A spokesperson for the Kitsap County Sheriff said neighbors gave authorities video from nearby Ring doorbell cameras, helping identify a vehicle believed to be involved in the homicide.

Investigators released photos of a truck at about 2 a.m. Tuesday, asking the public to help find the vehicle. Just before 4 a.m., authorities said they arrested a 39-year-old Port Orchard man at his home in connection to the homicide.

The spokesperson said information from the neighbors helped authorities find the suspect hours after the deadly shooting.

"We are really grateful to neighbors in the area," the spokesperson said. "They gave us a lot of information right away and that led detectives to the suspect very quickly."

Investigators have not determined what led up to the homicide.

Detectives are investigating a possible connection between mail thefts and the shooting.

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