EVERETT — An 18-year-old man is in custody in connection with a drive-by shooting that injured a 15-year-old boy Sunday night.
The shooting was reported to have occurred around 10:30 p.m. north of 112th Street SW on Fourth Avenue W, Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Shari Ireton said.
The victim was found in the 12600 block of Eighth Avenue W by Snohomish County sheriff’s deputies. He was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with a gunshot wound. He was reported in stable condition.
The suspect was apprehended by patrol officers around 11 p.m. near the intersection of Center Road and Admiralty Way. He was booked into the Snohomish County jail for investigation of first-degree assault and drive-by shooting.
Deputies recovered a rifle from the suspect’s vehicle, which had both driver-side windows broken out.
The incident remains under investigation.
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