Death Threats Reported Against Officers

The woman was arrested Tuesday night in view of KIRO 7 Eyewitness News cameras.

Eliza Kruse, 51, who lives in the apartment where the shooting took place, was arrested late Tuesday, sheriff's spokeswoman Jan Jorgensen said.

At an initial court appearance on Wednesday, a Snohomish County Superior Court judge determined there was probable cause for Kruse to be held in jail for investigation of rendering criminal assistance. Bail was set at $100,000.

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Jorgensen refused to discuss details of the woman's arrest. "We've developed enough information that we felt we could arrest her for rendering criminal assistance," she said.

Harold McCord Jr., 36, was shot several times Tuesday and died at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

Monroe police Sgt. Ed Jany, 39, (pictured, below) remained at Harborview with gunshot wounds to the shoulder and forearm, Jorgensen said. His injuries were not considered life-threatening.

A nine-year veteran of Monroe's police department, Jany returned to the department in April after serving one year as a reserve major with the Marines in Brazil, Jorgensen said.

"His spirits are very good. He is recovering very nicely," she said.

It remained unclear on Wednesday whether McCord had a gun during the shootout.

"We do know that the man was very aggressive and hostile toward the police officers," Jorgensen said.

Investigators found no gun after searching the perimeter of the Morning Run Apartments in Monroe, Jorgensen said. A search for the weapon continued inside the apartment Wednesday.

Jorgensen said four police officers from Monroe, about 50 miles northeast of Tacoma, and four from nearby Bothell had a search warrant and went to the apartment where McCord was found on Tuesday. They forced their way inside and opened fire after McCord refused to surrender.

McCord was convicted in May of first-degree kidnapping, felony harassment and resisting arrest.

He had previous convictions for two counts of second-degree robbery in 1988 and five counts of first-degree robbery in 1991. He was sentenced to life in prison June 13 under Washington's "three strikes" law for repeat violent offenders.

He escaped Monday after his handcuffs and shackles were removed for a pretrial hearing in Pierce County Superior Court in Tacoma on three counts of second-degree assault and unlawful possession of a firearm.

He ran from the courtroom and was tackled by a guard. As they fought, he pulled a fake gun that was so realistic two other guards lowered their weapons, enabling McCord to run from the building and hijack a vehicle that was later found parked at a mall.

Ron Klein, a spokesman for Pierce County Executive John Ladenburg, said the county plans to review its procedures for transferring inmates back and forth between the jail and the courthouse.

"Obviously we had a hole in our procedures and we want to know where and what we can to fix it," Klein said.