Man shot at Highway 2 rest stop dies

A man who was shot at a Highway 2 rest stop near Leavenworth died over the weekend at a Seattle hospital.

Jay Kneer, 45, had been shot in the head Oct. 11 while demanding a ride.

The Chelan County sheriff’s office declined to pursue criminal charges against a 66-year-old Lynnwood man who admitted shooting Kneer.

Dennis Shaw told investigators that Kneer grew angry and swung a whiskey bottle at him when Shaw refused to give him a ride.

Shaw says he fired the gun in an attempt to scare Kneer away.

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