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Teen Arrested For Shooting In School Parking Lot Released From Jail Less
Than 24 Hours Later

Holly Matkin
June 16, 2022
Everett, WA – A 15-year-old boy who was arrested for allegedly shooting
into an occupied vehicle at Mariner High School was released from jail
less than 24 hours after deputies arrested him.

The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) responded to the high
school at approximately 3:10 p.m. on June 13 after receiving a report of
a shooting in the parking lot, the department said in a press release on
Wednesday.

Investigators said that a 15-year-old suspect had opened fire on two
teens who were sitting in a vehicle, then fled the scene on foot.

The victims sped off prior to the deputies’ arrival.

The SCSO used a K9 team to search for the gunman, but they were unable
to immediately locate him, according to the press release.

Meanwhile, additional deputies located the car the victims were
traveling in and stopped them.

“They were not injured,” the SCSO said. “Both victims were uncooperative
and released.”

But they didn’t get to take their car with them, the sheriff’s office noted.

“The vehicle had a bullet hole and was seized pending a search warrant,”
the SCSO said.

Members of the SCSO’s Violent Offender Task Force (VOTF) tracked the
suspect down in the 2300-block of 119th Street Southwest at
approximately 5:50 p.m. the following evening.

The teen was arrested on charges of disturbing school activity, unlawful
possession of a firearm, and possession of a dangerous weapon on school
property.

He was booked into the Denney Juvenile Justice Center and was later
ordered to be held on $250 cash bail or $2,500 bond during his initial
court appearance on Wednesday.

“He has since posted bail and was released,” the SCSO said.

Snohomish County Sheriff Adam Fortney said he was proud of the deputies’
“quick response and thorough investigative work” in the wake of the
shooting, but that he was frustrated to learn the gunman was released
less than one day after he was apprehended.

“Public safety remains our top priority and the youngest members of our
community deserve to always be safe at school,” Sheriff Fortney said. “I
am discouraged to learn the suspect was released in less than 24 hours
without an ankle monitor or any additional layer of accountability and
protection for our community.”