STANWOOD, Wash. — An employee was shot in the stomach Monday afternoon at a nursing home in Stanwood, Wash.
The shooting at the Josephine Sunset Home located in the 9900 block of 272nd Place NW occurred sometime around 3 p.m. The employee was shot in the abdomen by an 86-year-old resident, the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office said.
Sheriff’s deputies arrested the 86-year-old male after the shooting and was booked into Snohomish County Jail for first-degree assault.
The victim, a 59-year-old man, was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in stable condition. After being treated for his injuries, he was released Monday evening.
According to police documents, the victim said that he had been shot by the suspect while he was in his office. He told detectives that he had been having issues with the suspect and that when the suspect entered his office, he told him, “I have something for you,” and pulled out a handgun which he then fired at him twice.
The first shot missed the victim, but the second shot struck him. Police said that the two men struggled over the gun and the suspect was eventually subdued by other staff until police arrived.
When detectives spoke to the suspect, he admitted that he shot the victim and had intended to kill him, and then himself. He told detectives he had been bullied by the victim and that the victim was also abusive to other residents.
The suspect will appear in court at 1 p.m. Tuesday.
A daycare is attached to the nursing home. Children were present at the time of the incident, but no one was injured.
3 Comments to “Resident shoots employee at Stanwood nursing home; tells police he was bullied”
February 5, 2013 at 4:46 PM
I'll bet he thinks twice before bullying anyone else!
February 5, 2013 at 6:43 PM
We don't KNOW that he bullied anyone. We only know that an 86 year old man who was mentally unbalanced enough to attempt murder suicide accused him of bullying. He might have simply enforced rules against smoking indoors for all we know.
February 5, 2013 at 10:06 PM
The old man could have been unstable, but he also could have known what he was talking about. There are many resports of employees at homes that treat the residents with complete disrespect and abuse them. My grandfather is a resident at the standwood nursing home. The faculty had seemed to be pretty nice anytime i have visited, have nevet heard a conplaint out of him,But anytime I am there visiting my grandfather from now on I WILL be paying close attention to the employees. And will be asking why this man who is 86 years old had access to a handgun in the first place? If he is so unstable. I would have to say the employees need to monitor things a little bit better. Disappointed, and concerned for my grandfathers safety.