Crime & Safety
Murderer Found Guilty For 2017 Killing Of Spanaway Man
Christopher Heeren of Thurston County was found guilty last week for the 2017 murder of Spanaway resident Shaddie Graham.
OLYMPIA, WA — The 34-year-old Thurston County man who was charged with the murder of a Spanaway resident was found guilty last week on 10 charges related to the incident at Guerin County Park at Black Lake in 2017.
According to The Olympian, a jury on May 23 found Christopher M. Heeren guilty of killing Shaddie Graham, whose body was found in the park on Sept. 29, 2017. Graham, 32, reportedly died from a gunshot wound to the neck.
Immediately following the killing, The Olympian reported Heeren shot Graham over a dispute involving narcotics.
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Heeren's trial reportedly took six weeks.
In addition to the murder charge, Heeren was found guilty of robbery, burglary, unlawful possession of a firearm, theft of a firearm (x2), possessing a stolen firearm, trafficking in stolen property, and conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance (methamphetamine).
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A sentencing date for Heeren has not yet been set, The Olympian reported.
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