MOSCOW MILLS • A man was fatally shot here on Thursday by a shooter who police believe may have been acting in self-defense.

Brian Fredde, 43, died Thursday of wounds from a singe gunshot wound to the chest, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies responded about 2:30 p.m. Thursday to a report of a homicide in the 400 block of Hill Street, the sheriff's office said.

Police said evidence investigators obtained "suggests the suspect acted in self-defense."

They did not immediately release the name of the shooter.

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