3 dead, 1 wounded in suburban Seattle, northwestern U.S.
Xinhua, July 31, 2016 Adjust font size:
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.
The shooting happened around midnight in the upscale neighborhood of Mukilteo, a waterfront town of about 20,000 people, 40 kilometers north of Seattle.
The gunman came to the home with a rifle, walked through the house to the fire pit out back, where he shot two people, Susan Gemmer, the grandmother of 18-year-old Alexis Gemmer, who was at the gathering during the incident, was quoted as saying by reports reaching here. He then went onto the roof, where some of the friends were hanging out, and fired more shots.
About 15 to 20 friends from Kamiak High School, mostly recent graduates aged 18 to 20, were at the party. And they reportedly knew the gunman, who had broken up last week with one of the victims.
Police were withholding the identities of all victims.
Less than 90 minutes later, Washington state troopers pulled over and arrested a 19-year-old man on an interstate highway. Allen Christopher Ivanov was booked into Snohomish County Jail in the afternoon for investigation on three counts of murder. Endit