Blue Ridge Shooting Suspect Kills Himself
Posted: 7:36 am PDT May 10, 2005Updated: 2:00 pm PDT May 10, 2005
SEATTLE -- A 70-year-old Arizona man wanted in connection with a shooting in Seattle's Blue Ridge neighborhood killed himself in his car in Ballard on Tuesday, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.
Police surrounded the car late Tuesday morning and a shot was heard. Officers shielded by an armored vehicle checked on the man and found him dead inside the car from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.An area near Northwest 43rd Street and 8th Avenue Northwest was closed off while police investigated.
The man reportedly drove from Arizona and shot his daughter's boyfriend at a Blue Ridge home on Monday afternoon.A resident in the neighborhood told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News there was a dispute over a rental deposit and utility bills.The wounded 32-year-old man is recovering at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where he was listed in serious condition on Tuesday.
Police surrounded the car late Tuesday morning and a shot was heard. Officers shielded by an armored vehicle checked on the man and found him dead inside the car from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.An area near Northwest 43rd Street and 8th Avenue Northwest was closed off while police investigated. | Video |
Video: Bullets Fly At Blue Ridge HomeCopyright 2006 by KIROTV.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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