EDMONDS, Wash — A man suspected to be involved in two homicides was arrested in Edmonds Thursday after a pursuit, the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office said.
The first homicide happened at a Marysville apartment complex, the Marysville Police Department confirmed.
Marysville police said it responded around 4 a.m. to an apartment complex in the 2600 block of 164th Street NE, where a 31-year-old man was found shot and killed. The victim and suspect lived at the apartment complex where the shooting occurred.
The suspect fled the scene before officers arrived.
The second homicide happened in Edmonds.
According to the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to reports of a shooting in the 16300 block of 48th Place West just before 7 a.m. A woman was found dead, and another man and woman were found with gunshot wounds. The two living victims were transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Two children were also in the home but were not injured.
Deputies observed the suspect, a 31-year-old Marysville man, fleeing the scene in a vehicle registered to the address where the victims were found.
A pursuit was initiated, which ended on Norma Beach Road in Edmonds. The suspect got out of the vehicle and fled on foot, which led to both a K-9 and helicopter search.
The helicopter eventually located the suspect hiding, and deputies took him into custody without incident.
Marysville police said the motives for the two shootings are not the same, but that the same man is believed to be connected to both.
KING 5 spoke with one woman, JoAnna Fulton, who has lived in the neighborhood where the family was shot for several decades.
"That quiet culdesac-- it's always been quiet. And now I come racing home from work finding out that a shooting's happened?" said Fulton.
She believes the parents have lived there for about 10 to 15 years.
"I would say they’re probably about my age. Probably 50s by now," said Fulton.
She said they have always been good neighbors, and that she never saw anything suspicious, so she does not understand why they might be targeted.
"What's going on? I mean what was so terrible that you had to go on a shooting spree?" said Fulton, the family's neighbor. "It's just a shock."
She described the quiet area they live in as unincorporated Snohomish County. It is between Edmonds and North Lynnwood.
"It was three shots, and then two more," said Robert Greene, a neighbor.
The children who were at the home at the time of the shooting were unharmed and taken to Child Protective Services, according to authorities. In the meantime, they are waiting to learn of their parents' fate, as police said they both have life-threatening injuries.
"Kids need their parents," said Fulton.
Community members are left to speculate: why?
"I don't know what the motive is," said Fulton. "I can't understand, because from what I gather from the family, and what I see of them, they're great! And there’s just no rhyme or reason."
This is an active investigation, and you are asked to call the Marysville Police Department or Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office if you have any useful information.