Bothell man arrested after gunshots fired at estranged wife’s house

Published 10:33 pm Thursday, August 12, 2010

BOTHELL — A Bothell man remained behind bars Thursday after he was arrested for shooting at his estranged wife’s house earlier this week, police alleged.

The woman was home Tuesday with her infant daughter, another child and relatives when the gunfire broke out. No one was hit.

Detectives determined that three bullets that were fired into the house hit a staircase that the woman’s brother was using at the time of the shooting.

The woman’s brother told police that he heard the doorbell ring and went to the front door. He looked out a window and saw the suspect standing on the porch.

He yelled for other family members to call 911 and turned to walk up the stairs to the second floor. That’s when he heard gunfire.

The man told police he saw two bullet holes in the door and three in the side window next to the front door.

The suspect was arrested in Lakewood. He had a 9 mm Glock handgun and ammunition in his pocket.

He declined to speak with police. He was booked into the Snohomish County Jail for investigation of drive-by shooting and illegal gun possession.

The suspect, 29, has a court order that prohibits him from coming within 100 yards of his wife’s house.