Two men arrested in Stanwood murder
Published 1:35 pm Monday, February 25, 2008
STANWOOD – Two men have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of an Everett man in Stanwood last week.
Nick R. Schoonover, 36, also known as “Scratchy,” was found shot to death Thursday in the 8100 block of 104th Street NW. Schoonover was staying at the Everett Gospel Mission.
Detectives believe he was shot multiple times during a robbery.
The two suspects were with Schoonover Tuesday when he cashed an $800 disability check at an Everett Money Tree, according to court records. Investigators found the receipt clenched in Schoonover’s hand. They also found spent shell casings around his body and neighbors reported hearing gunshots on Tuesday.
The suspects, 45 and 31, were seen with Schoonover on video surveillance at a mini-mart near the Money Tree. Snohomish County sheriff’s detectives learned their names from Everett police who had arrested the men in connection with a drive-by shooting on Tuesday.
Multiple shots had been fired in area near Pacific Avenue and Norton Street. Police don’t believe the drive-by shooting was connected to the homicide.
Both men denied shooting Schoonover. They are expected to appear before a judge this afternoon.
