(Brush Prairie, WA) -- An armed man who held a woman hostage is dead. He was shot by Clark County Sheriff's deputies early yesterday morning in Brush Prairie. They went to do a welfare check after a woman called 911, saying she was worried for her mother's safety. Deputies say when they tried to arrest the suspect, he pulled a gun and was shot. He died at the scene. The woman was taken for a medical evaluation. The five deputies involved are now on leave during the investigation.