Published: Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Shooting victim expected to recover; 2 Marysville brothers remain jailed
EVERETT -- A man who suffered a life-threatening gunshot wound at an Everett restaurant on Monday morning is expected to recover.
The man was hit by what police describe as apparently random gunfire after three men were kicked out of the restaurant at closing time. The bullet ripped through an artery in the victim's left leg. He remained hospitalized Tuesday.
The shooting was reported about 2 a.m. Monday at Dos Reales restaurant on Broadway. Two brothers from Marysville were booked into jail on Monday evening in connection with the case.
Police affidavits released on Tuesday provided more details about what happened before shots rang out.
Detectives believe two brothers and another man fought with security after they were told to leave the restaurant.
One man then reportedly retrieved a handgun from his car. Witnesses said he tried to fire the weapon, but it didn't immediately work.
At that point, another restaurant patron threw a heavy wooden sign at the man. The patron then ran inside and shut the restaurant door. The gunman opened fire through the door, according to a police affidavit.
Bullets struck the person who threw the sign and a second victim, the man who remains hospitalized.
After the shooting, the three men sped off in a car.
At least one of them was a regular at the restaurant and was recognized by witnesses, according to court papers.
Police tracked the two Marysville brothers to their home, where they were arrested, Everett police Sgt. Robert Goetz said.
The 22-year-old brother was believed to be the shooter. He was being held Tuesday for investigation of first-degree assault.
The 27-year-old was being held for investigation of felony riot. Under state law, someone commits the crime of rioting if they act with others to use violence or threaten violence, or if they participate with others in that particular kind of violence.
The third man had not been arrested as of Tuesday afternoon, Goetz said. Police have yet to determine what, if any, role he played in the alleged crimes.
Detectives on Tuesday still were sorting out whether the men arrested knew the victims who were shot, Goetz said. Preliminary information indicates they were strangers.
Rikki King: 425-339-3449; rking@heraldnet.com.
The man was hit by what police describe as apparently random gunfire after three men were kicked out of the restaurant at closing time. The bullet ripped through an artery in the victim's left leg. He remained hospitalized Tuesday.
The shooting was reported about 2 a.m. Monday at Dos Reales restaurant on Broadway. Two brothers from Marysville were booked into jail on Monday evening in connection with the case.
Police affidavits released on Tuesday provided more details about what happened before shots rang out.
Detectives believe two brothers and another man fought with security after they were told to leave the restaurant.
One man then reportedly retrieved a handgun from his car. Witnesses said he tried to fire the weapon, but it didn't immediately work.
At that point, another restaurant patron threw a heavy wooden sign at the man. The patron then ran inside and shut the restaurant door. The gunman opened fire through the door, according to a police affidavit.
Bullets struck the person who threw the sign and a second victim, the man who remains hospitalized.
After the shooting, the three men sped off in a car.
At least one of them was a regular at the restaurant and was recognized by witnesses, according to court papers.
Police tracked the two Marysville brothers to their home, where they were arrested, Everett police Sgt. Robert Goetz said.
The 22-year-old brother was believed to be the shooter. He was being held Tuesday for investigation of first-degree assault.
The 27-year-old was being held for investigation of felony riot. Under state law, someone commits the crime of rioting if they act with others to use violence or threaten violence, or if they participate with others in that particular kind of violence.
The third man had not been arrested as of Tuesday afternoon, Goetz said. Police have yet to determine what, if any, role he played in the alleged crimes.
Detectives on Tuesday still were sorting out whether the men arrested knew the victims who were shot, Goetz said. Preliminary information indicates they were strangers.
Rikki King: 425-339-3449; rking@heraldnet.com.
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