Guilty verdict in 2024 Lake Stevens murder case

EVERETT—A Snohomish County jury found 58-year-old Arlington man Mark Downey guilty on April 8, 2026, of Murder in the Second Degree with a deadly weapon in connection with the 2024 death of 37-year-old Katie McQueen of Mariposa, California. On August 20, 2024, deputies responded to reports of a suspicious death in the 11800 block of […]
Detectives investigating suspicious death of female in Lake Stevens

LAKE STEVENS—The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office Major Crime Unit Detectives are investigating the death a female in Lake Stevens. Around 8 p.m. Tuesday, deputies responded to reports of a suspicious death in the 11800 block of 84th St NE. Upon arrival, deputies located the victim, a deceased female at the scene in Lake Stevens. The […]
Arrest made in fatal New Years Eve shooting at Lake Stevens apartment

LAKE STEVENS—Joshua Mathew Kelly, 22, was arrested for second degree murder of an adult male he allegedly shot on New Year Eve in Lake Stevens Manor Apartments located at 12703 16th Street NE in Lake Stevens. At approximately 3:35 a.m. on December 31, 2023, Lake Stevens police responded to a report of a shooting in […]