Panhandler shot outside Everett McDonald's
A 61-year-old man was jailed Saturday afternoon after he allegedly shot a man who aggressively begged for money outside a McDonald's in downtown Everett, according to Everett police.
By Seattle Times staff
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A 61-year-old man was jailed Saturday afternoon after he allegedly shot a man who aggressively begged for money outside a McDonald's in downtown Everett, according to Everett police.
The alleged shooter lives in Marysville and was a regular customer at the restaurant in the 2000 block of Everett Avenue. Police said he was asked for money on his way in just before 11:30 a.m., then went inside and ordered something to drink, and on his way out he was panhandled again.
The beggar, a 41-year-old man carrying Kentucky identification, followed the Marysville man to his small pickup. The older man grabbed a handgun and fired one shot into the beggar's abdomen, police said.
The Marysville man stayed at the scene and then was interviewed by detectives at a police station. Officers "were not satisfied this was self-defense," and booked him into jail for investigation of first-degree assault, said police Sgt. Robert Goetz.
The shooting victim was in surgery Saturday afternoon and was in serious condition, Goetz said.
Several people were in the McDonald's but didn't stay long enough to give witness statements. Everett police ask that they call a tip line at 425-257-8450.
The pickup has been impounded.
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A 61-year-old man was jailed Saturday afternoon after he allegedly shot a man who aggressively begged for money outside a McDonald's in downtown Everett, according to Everett police.
By Seattle Times staff
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A 61-year-old man was jailed Saturday afternoon after he allegedly shot a man who aggressively begged for money outside a McDonald's in downtown Everett, according to Everett police.
The alleged shooter lives in Marysville and was a regular customer at the restaurant in the 2000 block of Everett Avenue. Police said he was asked for money on his way in just before 11:30 a.m., then went inside and ordered something to drink, and on his way out he was panhandled again.
The beggar, a 41-year-old man carrying Kentucky identification, followed the Marysville man to his small pickup. The older man grabbed a handgun and fired one shot into the beggar's abdomen, police said.
The Marysville man stayed at the scene and then was interviewed by detectives at a police station. Officers "were not satisfied this was self-defense," and booked him into jail for investigation of first-degree assault, said police Sgt. Robert Goetz.
The shooting victim was in surgery Saturday afternoon and was in serious condition, Goetz said.
Several people were in the McDonald's but didn't stay long enough to give witness statements. Everett police ask that they call a tip line at 425-257-8450.
The pickup has been impounded.
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