Crime & Safety
Snohomish Deputy Shoots, Kills Man Near Everett
The shooting took place at the intersection of Home Acres Road and US-2.
EVERETT, WA - A Snohomish County deputy shot and killed a man Sunday night near Everett. The shooting occurred at Home Acres Road and US-2, KOMO News reported.
The single suspect in the case was shot and confirmed dead at the scene. The officer involved in the shooting was not injured.
Police reportedly received a call from the man's wife that he was suicidal. When they found and confronted the man in a parking lot, he did not comply with officers' commands that he come out from behind his vehicle. Deputies opened fire when they saw that the man appeared to be holding a weapon.
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Media staging area for the Sco Co OIS will be the 4300 blk of Home Acres Rd. Access is through the city of Snohomish as Home Acres is closed on the Everett side. PIO Lt. McDonald is enrt and will be there asap hopefully in about an hour.
— Snohomish Sheriff (@SnoCoSheriff) January 22, 2018
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