Since 2017 Officer Dan Rocha, 41, had served with the department and lived in the community for over a decade.
According to the police, an Everett police officer was killed by a 50-year-old man during an altercation in 2017. Officer Dan Rocha, 41, served with the department and living in the community for more than a decade.
A spokesperson for the Snohomish County Multiple Agency Response Team (SMART) said Rocha contacted the suspect because of “suspicious activity” in the parking lot of a Starbucks. According to the spokesperson, the suspect shot at Rocha several times and then The suspect then fled the scene. Investigators believe and said that Rocha died from his gunshot wounds. Everett police then located the suspect, and a pursuit began in a multi-vehicle crash at 35th Street and Rucker Avenue. It ended.
The suspect has been taken to custody-
According to police, the suspect was taken into custody without further incident and transported to the hospital. A spokesperson for SMART said that the suspect was not seriously injured. Booked into Snohomish County Jail after he will be released from the hospital.
What Everett police said:
According to a Snohomish county response team, Broadway is closed from 12th Avenue to Tower Street for the investigation. On Saturday, it would remain closed overnight. The investigation of Rocha’s death will be handled by SMART, according to police.
They said details about Rocha’s memorial service soon would be released.
Rocha lives with his wife and two sons; Everett Police Chief Dan Templeman said, “I am heartbroken,”. Templeman said 15 July 1999 was the last time an Everett officer died in duty.
After reports of a shooting at a nearby Starbucks during the whole incident, Everett Community College officials confirmed they went on lockdown. The lockdown has since been lifted. The university tweeted The Washington State University Everett campus closed out of an abundance of caution, Everyone was asked to leave the building at 915 N Broadway, but the university said there was no immediate threat to the community.
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