About 15 to 20 teenagers and young adults were gathered for a party before the suspect walked in and started shooting. State troopers arrested the fleeing 19-year-old suspect three counties away.
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Travis, who also attended the briefing, declined to confirm reports that the people in the home might have been high school or college age.
Authorities from multiple agencies were on the scene Saturday morning, including the Mukilteo Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit, the Washington State Patrol and the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office. A suspect was apprehended three counties away, said Officer Myron Travis of the…
Three partygoers were killed and a fourth was injured in a shooting in Mukilteo, Wash., police and city officials said. A shooting at a house party has left three people dead and another hurt in the Seattle suburb on Saturday.
Hundreds of young people lit candles and exchanged at Kamiak High School in Mukilteo on Saturday night in another event to mourn the deaths.
Police quickly established a reunification center for parents and relatives at the local Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints. “I thank God for that, because not a lot of places have that”.
She was hanging out with friends from Kamiak High School at the home in Mukilteo when a young man showed up with a rifle.
Susan Gemmer told The Associated Press that her 18-year-old granddaughter, Alexis Gemmer, hid in a closet to escape the gunman. Another person was shot elsewhere on the property.
Those who knew him want to know what was going through his mind the last couple of days like when he sent a tweet that read, “First and Last tweet”. “We were texting back and forth, telling her to stay quiet, stay calm, we’re on our way”. 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.
According to NBC News, a 19-year-old suspect, Allen Christopher Ivanov, is in custody, being booked on three counts of murder, including one count of aggravated murder.
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It was unclear whether Ivanov had obtained an attorney. He was expected to face a court appearance Monday. A suspect was apprehended three counties away, said Officer Myron Travis of the Mukilteo Police Department. Travis did not provide information on whether a weapon had been recovered.
