Man shot, killed by police in Everett, WA after multi-county crime spree

EVERETT, Wash. - A man was shot and killed by law enforcement in Everett after a multi-county crime spree, including a kidnapping, carjacking, and brief shootout with police.

What we know:

It began on New Year's Day just after 6 p.m., where a deputy and police officer responded to a report of a domestic dispute along French Road in Clinton, on Whidbey Island.

When the officers arrived at the scene, the male suspect allegedly pointed a gun and shot at the approaching officers. One of the officers fired back at the suspect, who then fled into a wooded area.

Investigators said no one was struck during the initial exchange of gunfire, and the suspect was identified as a 38-year-old Oak Harbor man.

About an hour later, Oak Harbor police were dispatched to a reported kidnapping along Southwest Landsdale Street involving the same suspect. 

A 64-year-old man said the suspect forced him at gunpoint to drive to Burlington and drop him off at an unknown residence. The victim was left unharmed.

Then, just after midnight on Jan. 2, Burlington police received an anonymous tip that the suspect was at a home along Kendra Lane and South Skagit Street.

Officers later stopped a vehicle leaving the Burlington home, believed to be carrying the suspect. During the stop, police said the suspect was in the passenger seat when he shot the driver, took the wheel, and fled in the car.

The pursuit ended in Everett, where officers fatally shot the suspect along Fleming Street. No officers were injured.

(Everett Police Department)

What's next:

 The officer-involved shooting is currently being investigated by the Snohomish County Multiple Agency Response Team (SMART).

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