More Information Released in Kennewick Reata Road Death

More information has been released related to a fatality that occurred near Kennewick on Sunday, June 9th.

The Benton County Sheriff's Office releases names

BCSO Deputies responded to a home in the 88000 block of Reata Road, just over a mile west of the I-82 and Badger Road interchange.

Around 2:30 PM the officers, who had responded to a report of a dead woman in the home, found 38-year-old Jena Olafson at the location.  Her live-in boyfriend, identified as 38-year-old  Michael Smith was located inside the home.

He was suffering from what the BCSO says was a self-inflicted wound, but did not specify what caused it. He was transported to a local hospital.

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The BCSO says Olafson died by "homicidal means," but did not give any more details. Smith will be booked into the Benton County Jail on 2nd Degree Murder charges-Domestic Violence once he is released from the hospital.

Due to this being an ongoing investigation in the early stages, no other information has yet been released.