MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — Police have arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting of a taxi driver in Mount Vernon.
Officers responded to a report of shots fired at a gas station in the downtown area at South Third and Montgomery streets about 9:45 p.m. Monday.
A witness said she heard a single gunshot, and when police arrived, they found a taxi that had rolled into some shrubbery.
Its driver was dead with a gunshot wound to the head.
People said they saw a man run from the area, and a carjacking occurred a few blocks away. Police said they believe the person responsible for the carjacking is also the suspect in the shooting.
"The Whatcom County Sheriff's Department came down to use their K-9, and right now we're talking to the Washington State Crime Lab to see if they'll process the scene," said Jerry Dodd with Mount Vernon police.
Scanner traffic indicated that a BOLO, or be on the lookout, for a black 90s model Toyota Camry with white rims, was issued among officers for the stolen vehicle.
Police arrested a suspect in the shooting in Lakewood Tuesday morning.
KIRO
