EVERETT—Detectives with the Snohomish County Multiple Agency Response Team (SMART) are continuing to investigate an officer involved shooting that occurred on Thursday, May 16 on I-5 northbound in Everett. The SMART case number is 24-04.
The Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the suspect in the fatal shooting as Marvin Arellano, 31, of Nampa, Idaho.
Washington State Patrol responded to a road rage incident shortly after 4 p.m. on I-5 near milepost 197. The suspect allegedly began ramming a Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) contractor vehicle which was in the process of operating a lift over the slough with two contractors onboard.
Incredible video of a fight between what looks to be a motorist and two public works employees. WA State troopers on scene and firearm discharged. Developing… https://t.co/hWRqgzYcqN
— Lynnwood Times (@LynnwoodTimes) May 17, 2024
Traffic monitor footage shows the suspect chasing the WSDOT contractor around the vehicle with a hammer. The contractor attempts to flee the suspect by jumping over a barrier but the suspect grabs him to the ground and begins attacking him.
The footage then shows the suspect walking back to his car and getting in while a WSDOT worker attempts to stop him but the suspect reverses and nearly hits the worker with his vehicle. The suspect then moves his vehicle forward almost hitting the WSDOT contractor, gets out of his vehicle and gets in the driver’s side of the WSDOT vehicle before getting out after a few seconds and running across the interstate.
Shortly after WSP arrived on scene the suspect engaged in a physical altercation, the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office said. During this altercation the WSP trooper withdrew and shot the suspect. He was pronounced dead at the scene despite life-saving efforts.
One of the WSDOT contractors sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Northbound Interstate 5 was closed while Snohomish County Multiple Agency Response Team (SMART) investigated the incident but has since reopened after about eight hours.
Positive identification of the decedent, as well as cause and manner of death will come from the Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The investigation is ongoing and all weekly updates for this case are posted on the SMART Investigations webpage.
