Blaine man allegedly shoots neighbor for throwing rocks

BLAINE, Wash. — The Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office and Blaine police arrested a man after he allegedly shot his neighbor for throwing rocks at his house in Blaine.

Law enforcement say they arrived at a residential area off of California Trail Road after hearing reports of a shooting around 4 p.m. on Wednesday.

Police found a victim face down in the driveway, who later died from their injuries.

A 76-year-old man was arrested.

WCSO detectives believe that the shooter had threatened to kill the victim because he was throwing rocks at his house while making loud noises.

Another neighbor was the one who reported the incident.

According to police, when asked if he had shot his neighbor the 76-year-old man said, “Yeah,” adding he “deserved to be dead.”

The suspect was booked into the Whatcom County Jail.

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