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Police arrest suspect in south Everett shooting

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, May 10, 2017

EVERETT — A man suspected of shooting another person in south Everett on Tuesday has been arrested.

He was booked Wednesday into the Snohomish County Jail for investigation of first-degree assault.

The suspect, 26, allegedly shot another 26-year-old man in the leg shortly before 2 p.m. Tuesday It happened in the 12800 block of 8th Avenue West.

The victim knows the suspect, said Shari Ireton, a spokeswoman with the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office. Police do not believe the violence was gang-related, Ireton said.