EVERETT — Investigators still don’t know why a 16-year-old boy was stabbed Sunday night, only that he wasn’t happy to see the police arrive.
The youth was found bleeding at about 9 p.m. at an Everett-area bus stop. He told deputies that he’d been "jumped," but refused to provide any other details, said Jan Jorgensen, spokeswoman for the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office.
While medics treated the teen for apparent knife wounds to his chest and stomach, deputies followed a blood trail that led them to Olivia Park Elementary School, the suspected scene of the attack, Jorgensen said.
The teen was taken to an area hospital, treated and released to state child protective workers.
The wounded teen was uncooperative during the investigation.
"He wasn’t very pleased seeing law enforcement there. He was concerned about being arrested, apparently," Jorgensen said.
Woman burned: A 71-year-old Everett woman was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle New Year’s Eve after her clothing caught fire.
The incident occurred about 8:15 p.m. in the 1700 block of 74th Street SE. The woman’s husband came home and found her, Everett Fire Department Battalion Chief Ron Larson said Monday. Her clothes may have ignited when she got too close to a stove or fireplace, he said.
She suffered burns to her back, chest, arms and face, and authorities feared her lungs also may have been burned. No details on her condition were available Monday night.
Injured drivers improving: Two drivers injured in a Christmas night crash are steadily improving at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
A 25-year-old Everett man suffered head, chest, liver and abdominal injuries. A 20-year-old Bothell woman suffered a head injury and multiple broken bones. Both have been upgraded to satisfactory condition.
The two vehicles collided in the 4900 block of Evergreen Way, trapping the man in his truck and ejecting the woman from her van. Their names have not been released.
Police are investigating to determine whether one of the vehicles had been racing another vehicle prior to the collision.
Fire cause still unknown: No cause has been found for a fire that raced through stacks of cedar siding Sunday afternoon.
Neighbors of Martz Wholesale Cedar and Lumber Sales, located in the 3100 block of York Road, reported hearing what they thought were fireworks shortly before the 5:30 p.m. fire, but no hard evidence of a link has surfaced, deputy fire marshal Ed Hardesty said Monday.
The blaze caused an estimated $60,000 damage.
Arlington
One dead after car crash: A Marysville man died and another remained in critical condition after a crash Saturday night at Highway 9 and 204th Street NE.
Jeremy James Parkerson, 18, a passenger in a car that collided with a pickup, died about 4:40 p.m. at the scene, according to the Snohomish County medical examiner.
Adam Fritch, 18, was listed in critical condition Monday at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. He suffered head and facial injuries.
Fritch was driving a 1985 Toyota MR2 southbound on Highway 9, and Edward Kahm, 21, of Arlington was driving a 1997 GMC pickup northbound when the two collided in the northbound lane, Arlington Police Chief John Gray said. Kahm and a passenger were treated at Cascade Valley Hospital for minor injuries.
Alcohol did not appear to be a factor in the crash, Gray said.
The intersection was closed for several hours for investigation by police, who were assisted by Washington State Patrol troopers and state Department of Transportation personnel.
From Herald staff reports
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