BELLINGHAM, Wash. — The Bellingham Police Department announced today, Monday, April 15th, that they responded to multiple shots complaint received by What-COMM 911 call receivers about 3am today in the area of Tull Road and E Kellogg Road. They arrived to find a shooting victim who later died at PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center.
Just after 3:00 this morning, What-Comm dispatch received multiple calls reporting that shots could be heard from the woods near Tull St., off Kellog. When officers arrived in the area, they encountered a group of people, one of whom was loaded into a cart and had an obvious gunshot wound to the upper body. Officers began rendering aid to the injured man and he was transported to the hospital, where he succumbed. The people assisting the man did not identify themselves to officers. Search warrants were obtained to go onto the private property for further investigation. BPD deployed K9 assets and an Unmanned Aircraft System to search for other potential victims and evidence. Detectives and crime scene investigators believe they have identified the location in the woods where the shooting incident occurred. BPD SWAT also responded to provide scene security.
The death investigation is being treated as a homicide. Detectives are withholding the identity of the decedent until positive identification is determined by the Medical Examiner. At this time, no one has been taken into custody regarding the shooting. Investigation is ongoing.
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Detectives are requesting that anyone with information regarding the shooting incident, to include possible identities of witnesses or other victims, to contact the BPD detectives at 360-778-8770. Tips can also be reported online at www.cob.org/tips. Please reference case number 24B20913.
No other information is available at this time. Bellingham Police Department (April 15, 2024)