Crime & Safety
Man Accused Of Edmonds Murder Enters Plea: Report
Derrick Crawford, 22, allegedly shot his roommate in January at a home in Edmonds.
EDMONDS, WA - A 22-year-old man accused of shooting and killing his roommate in January has pleaded guilty to a second-degree murder charge, according to the Everett Herald. Derrick Crawford was arrested Jan. 16, found hiding in a closet at an Everett home.
Police responded to a home along the 17700 block of 76th Avenue West around 11:30 p.m. on Jan. 6 on a report of a shooting. The caller, a resident of the home, reported hearing a gunshot come from the upstairs portion of the home.
The victim, a 27-year-old Joshua Werner, was pronounced dead at Harborview Medical Center.
Crawford fled the scene before police arrived.
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Edmonds police reported that the shooting happened after Werner and Crawford got into an argument over property.
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