The city confirmed via Twitter that police arrested the suspected gunman two hours later in Lewis County after he fled the gathering of 15 to 20 people. Authorities have not released his identity, nor did they say whether a weapon had been recovered, but he appears to be the lone gunman.
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Three dead after shooting at party in Mukilteo, Washington.
The killings come on the heels of a slew of other gun-related tragedies across the country, including the Florida teen club shooting Monday that left two dead and 17 wounded.
Mukilteo resident Susan Gemmer said the shooter and one of the victims had recently broken up. Witnesses gave police a description of the suspect and the auto he was driving. A suspect was apprehended three counties away, said Officer Myron Travis of the Mukilteo Police Department.
– A group of young friends were hanging out at a home outside Seattle when suddenly, another young man showed up with a rifle.
“Our community has been shaken to its core”.
A fourth person was injured in the shooting and taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
The City of Multikeo said it will not be releasing information of the victims or shootings until all family members involved have been notified.
She added: “There are many young people who saw and heard things that no-one should ever experience”. As they rolled under the garage door and the boy bolted across the street, the gunman began shooting at him from the roof, her granddaughter told Gemmer. The grandmother said her granddaughter “hid in a closet, from where she called and texted” that she was okay.
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The male suspect was pulled over near Chehalis, about 175km from Mukilteo.
