BOTHELL, Wash. — The man accused in the killing of a Bothell police officer in July 2020 has been found not competent to stand trial.
Henry Eugene Washington, 40, was accused in the death of Officer Jonathan Shoop, 32, who died in the crossfire of a shootout between Washington and Shoop’s partner, Officer Mustafa Kumcur.
The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office said Tuesday that the court’s decision limits what prosecutors can do under the law.
Prosecutors asked for three restoration periods, which is the maximum allowed by law, to make Washington competent to stand trial.
If a person isn’t competent after the restoration period, the prosecutor’s office said that person is sent to Western State Hospital for civil commitment.
Shoop was killed July 13, 2020, after Shoop and Kumcur made a traffic stop on Washington’s vehicle.
Washington spoke with the officers before taking off in his vehicle. Shoop and Kumcur pursued him.
Washington is accused of striking a person riding a scooter in the crosswalk and crashing on state Route 522.
When Shoop and Kumcur arrived, Washington walked toward the patrol car and opened fire, according to the Snohomish County Multiple Agency Response Team (SMART), which investigated the shooting.
Washington allegedly fired two shots, which broke the driver’s side window and Kumcur’s firearm, ricocheting off the gun and grazing Kumcur in the head.
Kumcur fired multiple rounds at Washington, one of which struck Shoop in the head, killing him, according to SMART.
Shoop had been with the Bothell Police Department for barely a year when the shooting happened. Kumcur was acting as his field training officer.
Washington was previously charged with first-degree aggravated murder, first-degree attempted murder and vehicular assault.
A King County Judge issued an order Oct. 26 that the case be dismissed without prejudice, which could allow the case to be brought before the court again.