3 dead, 1 hurt in shooting near Seattle; suspect in custody

A gunman attacked a gathering of young adults early Saturday at a suburban home of Seattle, a city in northwestern United States, killing three people and wounding another.

Police have not identified the alleged shooter, but said he was taken into custody by Washington State Patrol in Lewis County, aided by Lewis County Sheriff’s office and Chehalis Police. It’s expected that the man will face an arraignment Monday morning.

At least three people are dead after a gunman opened fire at a house party near Seattle, Washington.

Approximately 15-20 people have been reported to be inside the home at the time of the shooting.

They arrived at 12:17 a.m., to find three people dead, Mukilteo Police Officer Myron Travis said at a Saturday afternoon briefing.

A suspect was apprehended three counties away, said Officer Myron Travis of the Mukilteo Police Department.

“My granddaughter called us about twenty minutes after midnight and said she was hiding – that there’d been a shooting and two of her friends were shot and she was shot at”. It said the injured person was transported to Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center with unknown injuries. As they rolled under the garage door and the boy bolted across the street, the gunman began shooting at him from the roof, her granddaughter told Gemmer.

Mukilteo Police Department Officer Myron Travis says there’s no reason to believe there are other suspects.

Hundreds of young people and families gathered Saturday night at Mukilteo’s Kamiak High School who are devastated by this tragedy.

Jennifer Gregerson, Mayor of Mukilteo, explained, “Our community has suffered a great loss tonight”.

State troopers said they pulled over and arrested the fleeing 19-year-old suspect on an interstate more than 100 miles away following the early Saturday shooting.

The city, on its Twitter feed, said it was sad to report three fatalities in the Chennault neighborhood.