EVERETT — Police arrested a Seattle man Sunday night for investigation of shooting his boss in north Everett.
Between 4:30 and 5 p.m. Sunday, the Seattle man, 43, knocked on the door of his manager’s home in the 1700 block of Colby Avenue, according to a police report. They worked together for about a year at a construction company.
The boss, a 34-year-old man, reportedly asked something along the lines of, “What’s going on?” The man responded he was in the neighborhood and wanted to talk about child support paperwork as he knew his manager had been divorced.
The boss let the man into his home. They smoked a cigarette together, according to the police report.
The man stepped outside to get the paperwork from his car and returned to the home, according to court papers.
The Seattle man appeared to be upset and nervous, the police report stated. Seemingly out of the blue, he told his manager, “I thought we were friends. I didn’t know it would come to this.” He said he didn’t have many friends.
The manager later told police he thought the man could’ve been on drugs, according to court papers. The boss was sitting on the couch while the man was standing near the living room entryway.
The Seattle man said something like, “You never know who you are talking to.” He then put his hand inside his jacket pocket, and lifted his hand up while it was still inside the jacket. The manager heard a loud bang, according to court documents.
The boss realized he’d been shot in the face and ran to lock himself away with his girlfriend and call 911, according to the police report. He suffered non-life threatening injuries, Everett officer Natalie Given said.
Police learned the man used a .22-caliber pistol to shoot his manager in the face, according to court papers.
The suspect fled to the Tulalip Resort Casino, about 7 miles north, and booked a room using his company credit card, according to police. Authorities arrested him there. They found a .22-caliber ammo magazine in the room.
He declined a police interview. Officers arrested him for investigation of first-degree assault. On Monday morning, he remained in the Snohomish County Jail.
Jake Goldstein-Street: 425-339-3439; jake.goldstein-street@heraldnet.com; X: @GoldsteinStreet.
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