Man pleads guilty in drive-by shooting

Published 9:00 pm Wednesday, May 19, 2004

A Camano Island man who said he was depressed when he shot at two vehicles in Everett with a rifle early on Feb. 23 faces a prison term of between two and three years.

David Andrew Brudvik, 22, pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of drive-by shooting. He is scheduled to be sentenced June 17 by Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Kenneth Cowsert.

Deputy prosecutor John Adcock said Brudvik told police he had been depressed when he decided to shoot at some cars.

Everett officers were sent to the 7500 block of Broadway on a report of a man standing beside a pickup truck and pointing something at a passing truck.

The driver said that as his truck passed, he heard a noise and felt something hit the vehicle. It turned out to be the taillight, Adcock said. The driver wasn’t injured in the incident.

A second man called police to report that someone had shot out his windshield while he was driving on Broadway. That man also wasn’t injured, Adcock said.

When police arrived, they saw Brudvik standing next to his truck on the shoulder of the road. The officer noticed he was holding an object, but couldn’t tell it was a rifle until he used his flashlight. The officer drew his pistol and ordered Brudvik to drop the weapon.

Brudvik started to point the rifle upward, and then let go. It discharged once again when it hit the ground.

He later told officers he had been depressed about losing his job and had felt suicidal. He also had been drinking, Adcock said.