Washington Ceasefire

• Incident Date: Dec 26 2008
• Fatalities: 0
• Injuries: 1
• Address: 4100 block of 156th Street SW
• City: Lynnwood
• State: Washington
• Zip Code: 98087

Anonymous. The Herald. Everett, Wash.: Dec 28, 2008.

(Copyright 2008 The Daily Herald Co., Everett, Wash.)

LYNNWOOD -- Detectives believe a shooting that left one man injured Friday night was not a random act.

Deputies received a report of a man down on the ground in the 4100 block of 156th Street SW about 8 p.m., Snohomish County Sheriff's Lt. Jeff Brand said.

They discovered that a 20-year-old man had been shot, Brand said. The number of times the victim had been shot was not known.

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• Incident Date: Dec 24 2008
• Fatalities: 0
• Injuries: 1
• Address: 1116 Hewitt Ave
• City: Everett
• State: Washington
• Zip Code: 98201

Debra Smith. The Herald. Everett, Wash.: Dec 25, 2008.

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EVERETT -- A man was shot in the hand after a dispute led to gunfire outside a downtown tavern early Wednesday morning in Everett.

Officers were called to the parking lot of the Soundview Tavern, 1116 Hewitt Ave., shortly after 2 a.m., Everett police Sgt. Robert Goetz said.

Witnesses reported hearing several shots fired. When police arrived they found that the apparent victim and others involved had driven away.

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• Incident Date: Dec 22 2008
• Fatalities: 0
• Injuries: 1
• Address: 2200 block of Rockefeller Avenue
• City: Everett
• State: Washington
• Zip Code: 98201

Anonymous. The Herald. Everett, Wash.: Dec 24, 2008.

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EVERETT -- Everett police continued to investigate a shooting Monday night that left a man in serious condition at a Seattle hospital.

The man was expected to live, Everett police Sgt. Robert Goetz said Tuesday. His identity was not released.

"It appears that he's going to survive," Goetz said.

The man was shot multiple times at a home in the 2200 block of Rockefeller Avenue, Goetz said.

The shooting was reported about 6:17 p.m.

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• Incident Date: Dec 21 2008
• Fatalities: 0
• Injuries: 0
• Address: 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd
• City: Spokane
• State: Washington
• Zip Code: 99201

Jody Lawrence-Turner. Spokesman Review. Spokane, Wash.: Dec 23, 2008. pg. A.6

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Six bullets fired into a second-story window at Spokane City Hall over the weekend prompted the mayor to immediately enact new security measures already planned at the historic building.

The shots were fired into a second-story window where engineering services, city projects and public works administration employees spend their days. No one was working there over the weekend, officials said.

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• Incident Date: Dec 19 2008
• Fatalities: 0
• Injuries: 1
• Address: 6100 block of 171st Avenue SE
• City: Snohomish
• State: Washington
• Zip Code: 98290

Jackson Holtz. The Herald. Everett, Wash.: Dec 19, 2008.

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SNOHOMISH -- A man was flown to a Seattle hospital this morning after his brother found him with a single gunshot wound to the head.

Snohomish County sheriff's officials said there were no signs of foul play.

A gun and gun-cleaning rod were found near the man, 49, sheriff's spokeswoman Rebecca Hover said.

The man's brother called 911 around 9:15 a.m., she said. He had gone to check to see if everything was OK after not hearing from the man for a few days.

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• Incident Date: Dec 16 2008
• Fatalities: 0
• Injuries: 1
• Address: 2300 East Cherry St.
• City: Seattle
• State: Washington
• Zip Code: 98122

SCOTT GUTIERREZ, BRAD WONG AND CLAUDIA ROWE P-I reporters. Seattle Post - Intelligencer. Seattle, Wash.: Dec 18, 2008. pg. A.1

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A man shot in the face Tuesday outside Garfield Community Center was identified by friends as Donnie Cheatham, a former basketball standout at Franklin High School.

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• Incident Date: Dec 14 2008
• Fatalities: 0
• Injuries: 1
• Address: East 32nd Street and Portland Avenue
• City: Tacoma
• State: Washington
• Zip Code: 98404

Stacey Mulick. The News Tribune. Tacoma, Wash.: Dec 16, 2008. pg. B.2

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A 22-year-old man was seriously wounded Sunday night in a shooting on Tacoma's East Side, Tacoma police said Monday.

The man's wounds were considered serious but not life-threatening, police spokesman Mark Fulghum said.

The man was shot during a fight about 9:30 p.m. near a store at East 32nd Street and Portland Avenue.

After fighting one person, the man started to confront a second person, who pulled out a gun and shot the man, Fulghum said.

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• Incident Date: Dec 13 2008
• Fatalities: 1
• Injuries: 0
• Address: 28120 18th Ave. S
• City: Federal Way
• State: Washington
• Zip Code: 98003

Kris Sherman. The News Tribune. Tacoma, Wash.: Dec 14, 2008. pg. B.2

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A 40-year-old Federal Way man died early Saturday after he was shot several times during an apparent domestic dispute.

Police were still investigating the shooting, but it appears to have been in self-defense, according to a news release.

The man's estranged 24-year-old wife called officers to the Mariposa Apartments at 28120 18th Ave. S. shortly before 4 a.m., saying she'd shot him, according to the news release.

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• Incident Date: Dec 13 2008
• Fatalities: 1
• Injuries: 0
• Address: Seep Lakes area, 10 miles south of Moses Lake
• City: Warden
• State: Washington
• Zip Code: 98857

Paula Horton. Tri - City Herald. Pasco, Wash.: Dec 16, 2008. pg. B.3

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The Grant County Sheriff's Office is investigating the slaying of a Warden man who was shot to death in his car.

The shooting may be drug related, Undersheriff John Turley said.

Sheriff's deputies found Juan Carlos Lopez Estrada, 34, in the driver's seat of a 1996 Dodge Stratus after someone called 911 at 6:30 a.m. Saturday to report that all the car's doors were open and a man inside was not moving, Turley said.

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• Incident Date: Dec 13 2008
• Fatalities: 0
• Injuries: 1
• Address: East 48th Street between East E and F streets
• City: Tacoma
• State: Washington
• Zip Code: 98404

Kris Sherman. The News Tribune. Tacoma, Wash.: Dec 14, 2008. pg. B.2

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A youth showing off a handgun accidentally shot and wounded a 14-year-old boy Saturday morning on Tacoma's East Side, police said.

The victim, whose identity wasn't available, was taken to Mary Bridge Children's Hospital. His injuries did not appear to be life-threatening, said Tacoma police spokesman Mark Fulghum.

The shooting occurred in a home in the area of East 48th Street between East E and F streets, Fulghum said.

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