The Washington state police officer who was shot to death after a traffic stop on Monday night had long aspired to serve in the police, and he just accomplished that goal last year, his family said.
Jonathan Shoop, a 32-year-old man hired by the Bothell Police Department in June 2019, has been identified as the officer who died in the incident outside of Seattle.
“He was wearing a few hats, but he always wanted to be a police officer,” his brother, Evan Shoop, told the Seattle Times. “I wanted to do the service while I had the chance. He was always attracted to that. “
The Bothell Police Department said Officer Jonathan Shoop “will be deeply missed.” (Bothell Police Department)
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Bothell police said Shoop, who was “shot while trying to stop an offending vehicle” and died at the scene, previously served in the United States Coast Guard and was “well liked by his peers and throughout the community.”
The alleged gunman, identified by The Everett Herald as Henry Eugene Washington, is now being held at the King County Jail on charges of manslaughter, felony, and vehicular assault.
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Investigators told the newspaper that he was detained early Tuesday morning after hiding in a roof near the scene of the shooting and then being trapped between two buildings. Washington was arrested without incident and responding officers found a gun in his pants, they added.
Police said Shoop is survived by his fiancé, his mother and two brothers.
“He was always available to people, and he always wanted to do the right thing,” Evan Shoop told the Seattle Times. “It is very difficult. We just miss our little brother.
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Outside of the police, Shoop’s brother said he liked to walk and visit his nieces and nephews.
A Bothell Police cruiser now parked outside City Hall is adorned with flowers, balloons, and messages honoring Shoop.
