SNOHOMISH — The man who was shot and killed on a road near Maltby last month has been identified.
Detectives have arrested two men, Phoenix Myers Barnes and Alan McLean, in the Sept. 15 death of Joshua Wilson, 29.
Myers Barnes, 27, McLean, 35, and Wilson consumed drugs in Myers Barnes’ car on the day of the killing, according to a police report.
For reasons that investigators didn’t make clear in their report, McLean repeatedly punched Wilson in the head while Myers Barnes drove, McLean later told detectives. Wilson tried fighting back.
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Wilson tried to run away, according to the police report. Myers Barnes got out of the car with a pistol, and shot Wilson in the head and back, detectives said.
The Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office determined Wilson died of multiple gunshot wounds. The office classified his death as homicide, and noted additional injuries to his face.
McLean told police he was afraid for his life after the shooting because Myers Barnes told him not to say anything, according to the report.
Investigators connected Myers Barnes to the shooting through surveillance footage that reportedly showed him with Wilson in the hours prior. On Sept. 23, authorities arrested him for investigation of unlawful firearm possession in Sultan. Previous felony convictions barred him from owning a gun.
The gun appeared to match the one authorities believe was used in the shooting, according to police.
Three days later, detectives found McLean in Monroe.
Both men were held for investigation of second-degree murder. On Friday, they remained in the Snohomish County Jail. Bail for Myers Barnes was set at just over $3 million, while McLean’s was $1 million.
An obituary noted Wilson “lived, loved, and breathed music, the Rocky Mountains, traveling, intense Bible study and camping.”
“He was brave, honest, dependable and a hard worker,” the obituary stated. “He is well loved and will truly be missed.”
Prosecutors hadn’t formally charged the suspects in Snohomish County Superior Court, as of Friday.
Jake Goldstein-Street: 425-339-3439; jake.goldstein-street@heraldnet.com; X: @GoldsteinStreet.
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