MILL CREEK – A man who died Friday after being wounded during police shooting died of a gunshot wound to the head, the Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Officer released this morning.
Jesse G. Quincy, 33, of Kent, died at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. His death has been ruled a homicide, which means the medical examiner determined Quincy’s death was caused by another person.
That ruling doesn’t automatically mean a crime occurred because some shootings can be legally justified.
A special team of detectives continues to investigate the circumstances leading to Quincy’s death.
A Mill Creek police officer opened fire during an apparent car prowl in the Highlands South neighborhood near Mill Creek. Officers were in the 2600 block of 163rd Place SE about 3:30 a.m. when the call “shots fired” went out over police radios, Snohomish County sheriff’s spokeswoman Rebecca Hover said.
The Mill Creek officer who fired his gun is a 20-year veteran. As is routine after an officer-involved shooting, he was placed on paid leave during the investigation, Hover said.
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