MOUNT VERNON — More than 30 law enforcement officials from 10 Snohomish County police departments and the sheriff’s office are helping in the massive investigation into Tuesday’s violent rampage that left six people dead in Skagit County, including a Skagit County sheriff’s deputy.
Among the four people injured Tuesday was a Washington State Patrol trooper based in Marysville.
“Were just trying to do what any good neighbor would do,” Sheriff John Lovick said today. “It’s just devastating. Our prayers are with the families.”
The sheriff spoke by phone from the Skagit County command headquarters this morning.
“It’s just a horrific investigation,” he said.
On Tuesday afternoon, the rampage appears to have spread from a rural neighborhood in Alger onto busy I-5 and ended when a suspect was arrested in Mount Vernon, officials said.
Isaac Zamora, 28, was booked into the Snohomish County Jail early this morning for investigation of two counts of first-degree attempted murder. He’ll likely face additional charges as the investigation continues, said Everett police Sgt. Robert Goetz said at a press conference this morning.
Goetz said that Zamora is expected to appear before a judge in Skagit County this afternoon. He was brought to Snohomish County for logistical reasons during the police investigation.
The Snohomish County Multi-Agency Response Team, a special team of detectives from various agencies around the county, is providing assistance to the Northwest Unified Command, which is leading the investigation, Lovick said.
“We’re just here to do all we can to assist in the investigation,” he said.
All the detectives from the Everett police Major Crimes Unit were in Skagit County helping to process evidence at the many crime scenes.
Lovick said he worked with Skagit County Sheriff Richard Grimstead when both were Washington State Patrol troopers.
Today, he wanted to let his friend and colleague know that the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office will be there to help the community grieve and heal.
A detachment of Snohomish County motorcycle deputies plan to escort the body of slain Skagit County deputy Ann Jackson, 40, as funeral arrangements are made.
“For a fellow officer to be killed, we’re all just torn, emotionally and physically,” Lovick said. “It’s so unfortunate.”
The Marysville-based trooper, Troy Giddings, was able to drive himself to a Skagit County hospital where he was treated for a superficial gunshot wound to his arm.
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