Shooting victim airlifted to Seattle hospital

Published 9:00 pm Sunday, December 7, 2003

A Snohomish area man was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle Sunday night after being shot during an apparent argument, the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office reported.

The shooting occurred around 7 p.m. in the 11400 block of 86th St. SE, just west of U.S. 2.

The suspect went to the neighborhood and asked a neighbor if he had seen the 42-year-old man who became the shooting victim, said Jan Jorgensen, a sheriff’s office spokeswoman.

The man came out of his trailer carrying a small wooden baseball bat and the suspect pulled out a handgun, Jorgensen said.

"The victim hit the suspect on the head and hand and in the process he got shot," Jorgensen said.

There were witnesses and the sheriff’s office is investigating the circumstances of the shooting, she added.

Monroe

Monroe man killed in wreck: The State Patrol Saturday identified the drivers in a fatal two-car collision about 7 p.m. Friday on Highway 522 near the Snohomish River Bridge.

The dead man was identified as Rafael Medina Olvera, 35, of Monroe. He had been driving a 1994 Chevrolet that attempted a U-turn in the highway, troopers said.

The second driver was identified as Duncan F. Brackin, 46 of Snohomish. He had been driving a 2001 Ford Escape. Brackin was treated for minor injuries at a hospital and released.

According to the Patrol’s report, Brackin’s car had been westbound on Highway 522, and the Chevrolet had been traveling east. Olvera apparently attempted to make the U-turn and his car was struck on the passenger side in the westbound lanes, according to the report.

The accident closed the roadway for hours Friday while troopers investigated.

From Herald staff reports