MILL CREEK — A Kirkland teen was fatally shot early Sunday after a Halloween party near Mill Creek erupted into brawling in the street.
The shooting occurred at 12:50 a.m. outside a home in the 3500 block of 164th Street SE, said Dave Bales, bureau chief for the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office.
The victim, 18, died at the scene. An Ellensburg man, 22, was arrested for investigation of second-degree murder.
Witnesses directed deputies to the suspect, who was taken into custody at the party’s location, Bales said.
Party goers said the gathering was breaking up when several fights started among those who had attended. During the fighting, somebody fired a single shot, striking the victim, Bales said.
Detectives with the sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit have been at the scene much of the day searching for evidence.
Witnesses told deputies that the slain teen and the man had some sort of dispute earlier in the evening, Bales said.
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