Shooting by Sheriff’s deputy leaves man dead

Published 5:44 pm Friday, May 29, 2009

GRANITE FALLS – A special team of homicide detectives is investigating a fatal shooting outside Granite Falls involving a Snohomish County sheriff’s deputy.

One man is dead.

The violence erupted around 4:45 p.m. in the 10900 block of the Mountain Loop Highway, Everett police Sgt. Robert Goetz said.

The deputies involved were not hurt, he said. No additional details were available.

Officials have closed the Mountain Loop at Granite Falls to conduct their investigation.

The shooting is being handled by the Snohomish County Multi-Agency Response Team or SMART, a special group of homicide detectives trained to investigate deaths involving police.