Crime & Safety
Family Killed In Brinnon Cabin Explosion Identified
The Jefferson County coroner identified the victims - a family of five from Monroe including three young children.
MONROE, WA - Jefferson County Coroner Mike Haas has identified the family of five killed in a cabin explosion near Brinnon early Monday morning.
Parents Jenny L. Drake, 42, and Jerry A. Drake, 42 and their three children - ages 11, 8 and 2 - died around 1 a.m. Monday. The family lived in Monroe but kept a cabin in Brinnon.
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office was investigating the incident with help from Washington State Patrol and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Police do not suspect that the explosion was intentional.
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