Man not competent to stand trial in death of Bothell police officer

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Bothell officer Jonathan Shoop was killed in the crossfire during a shootout between Henry Washington and Shoop's partner.

BOTHELL, Wash. — The man accused in theHenry Eugene Washington, 40, was accused in the death of Officer Jonathan Shoop, 32, who died in the crossfire of a shootout between Washington and Shoop’s partner, Officer Mustafa Kumcur.

If a person isn’t competent after the restoration period, the prosecutor’s office said that person is sent to Western State Hospital for civil commitment.Washington spoke with the officers before taking off in his vehicle. Shoop and Kumcur pursued him. Washington allegedly fired two shots, which broke the driver’s side window and Kumcur’s firearm, ricocheting off the gun and grazing Kumcur in the head.

 

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