Montana woman dies after getting shot by hitchhiker in Wash.

Montana woman dies after getting shot by hitchhiker in Wash.

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Story Published: Jul 1, 2009 at 4:39 PM PST

Story Updated: Jul 1, 2009 at 5:54 PM PST

By Associated Press

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - A Montana woman has died from injuries suffered when she was shot by a hitchhiker in central Washington's Yakima County.

The Yakima Sheriff's Office says 40-year-old Sheryl Huntley of Thompson Falls, Mont., died at Yakima Regional Hospital Wednesday afternoon from a single gunshot wound to the head.

Stephen Harwood, 34, also of Thompson Falls, Mont., suffered a gunshot wound to the hand but was treated and released from the hospital.

The Sheriff's Office says in a statement that the couple had picked up a hitchhiker at a rest area on Interstate 82 early Wednesday morning, then were robbed and shot.

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