Carnation shooting victim to be charged with assault

Published 6:35 pm Monday, July 20, 2015

A Carnation man in his 50s was shot twice during a confrontation in a home at Stillwater Sunday afternoon, July 19, and was later booked into jail on assault charges. Another man, 65, was involved and had visible injuries that were later treated at a hospital. King County detectives investigating the incident said neither of the men sustained life-threatening injuries.

“The extent of their relationship is still…. We’re actually trying to figure that out,” said Sheriff’s detective Jason Houck, acting as spokesperson for the incident Sunday afternoon, during the investigation.

They determined through investigation that there were three men involved, including a man in his 70s, who owned the home, and that they knew each other. The suspect had lived on the property in the past, but it was unclear whether he’d actually lived in the home, and there was some history of violence between the men.

Dispatch received a call at 2:08 p.m. from the two older men, in the 9400 block of Carnation-Duvall Road, N.E. They reported that the suspect had entered their home uninvited and began assaulting one of them. The homeowner fired a 9mm pistol at the attacker and told police he didn’t know if any of the shots had hit the man, who fled.

Police got a second call at 2:37 p.m. from the man who fled. He said he’d had permission to go into his former home and collect his belongings, but that he’d been attacked when he tried to do so. He’d been shot twice, once in the upper torso and once in the shoulder, Houck said.

The suspect was taken to Harborview for treatment of his wounds, and was then arrested and booked into jail on assault charges.