EVERETT, NOV. 26: The two males initially reported in Sunday night’s altercation resulting in a shooting have been identified as a boss and his employee, according to court documents. 

The manager and his employee have been working together for approximately one year, he told police. Around 4:30-5 p.m., the suspect arrived at his manager’s house on the 1700 block of Colby Ave. 

The suspect, 43, asked his manager, 34, for help with child support paperwork, and his boss let him into his home. During the conversation, the manager noted the employee was “upset” and “nervous”. 

The employee also declined to sit down and was acting “confused”. The boss later told police the employee could have been on drugs, according to the court papers. 

The employee began to say something along the lines of “You never know who you are talking to,” pulling up his hand inside his jacket pocket. The boss heard a loud bang afterward, he told police.

The manager realized that his employee shot him in the face and ran towards the back of the house to lock himself and his girlfriend away. He then called 911. 

Police responded to the scene around 5 p.m. They transported the manager to Providence Regional Medical Center for non-life-threatening injuries. 

The suspect had fled the scene and booked a room at the Tulalip Casino, 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd, Tulalip. The employee used a company credit card, allowing Everett police to track him down and take him into custody. 

A 22lr semi-auto handgun magazine was found inside his room according to the court papers. 

The employee was booked into Snohomish County Jail for first-degree assault. 

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EVERETT, NOV. 25: An altercation between two males in Everett Sunday night left one with non-life-threatening injuries and the other in police custody. 

Last night around 5 p.m. there was an altercation between two males at the 1700 block of Colby Ave. A male in his 30s was shot and sustained a non-life-threatening injury according to police.

Police responded and transported the victim to Providence Regional Medical Center. 

There was heavy police activity in the area as police searched the incident location for the suspect, who had fled the location

The suspect was later located and taken into custody by Everett Police. He was booked into the Snohomish County Jail for Assault 1. 

We will continue to follow this story once more information is available. 

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