SEATTLE — Court documents say a man arrested in the fatal shooting of a suburban Seattle police officer claimed he fired in self-defense to keep his car, gun and marijuana from being seized.
Henry Eugene Washington did not appear in court for an initial hearing Wednesday, his lawyer saying he was “medically unavailable”.
According to court documents, at the time of the incident, Officer Jonathon Shoop was behind the wheel of his police vehicle and a training officer in the passenger seat. The officers made a traffic stop for a car that had no license plate. Officer Shoop approached the car, but it sped away and hit a person at a cross walk.
Video from a witness shows Washington walk to the driver’s side of the Bothell police car and fire two shots.
King County District Judge Joe Campagna ordered Washington held without bail in the death of Bothell police officer Jonathan Shoop. The King County prosecutor’s office intends to file charges Friday.