Was at the Community Center yesterday afternoon and all hell broke loose. Police sirens from three different directions. Even a few fire department vehicles (different sounding sirens). I was heading home later that afternoon and a car came speeding past doing about 80MPH in a 35 zone. About 45 seconds later, two police cars followed but they did not turn in the same direction - they headed down the road leaving the island. A few minutes, they came zooming back.
This morning, I see this story in the Stanwood Camano News:
Everett homicide suspect arrested in Stanwood
After a short pursuit from Camano Island into Stanwood, a suspect in an Everett homicde was taken into custody late Saturday, according to Stanwood and Everett police departments.
The suspect fled on foot after the pursuit that ended near the Camano Gateway Bridge, according to reports. He was later apprehended on Highway 532 near 92nd Avenue, police said.
The arrest was part of the investigation into an Aug. 31 shooting death of James R. Scannell, 56, who was inside a vehicle at Langus Riverfront Park, 411 Smith Island Rd, according to a news release from Everett Police. Witnesses told detectives that immediately after the shooting, two men ran from the victim’s vehicle and left the parking lot in a red Ford Escape, police said.
And the arrest:
On Saturday, police arrested two of the suspects, including the 29 year-old man that detectives believe shot the victim. He was arrested by deputies with the Island County Sheriff’s Office and the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office, along with assistance from the Washington State Patrol, after a pursuit from Camano Island to Stanwood on Highway 532.
Heh - only one road connecting the island to the mainland. Not a good place to hide. Also very defensible if the shit starts to hit the fan come November 4th. I love this place.
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