The witness, who said he was standing at the metal detector at the time, said the gunman walked through the door wearing what appeared to be a bulletproof vest and holding a gun, rifle, and another firearm in his backpack.
A witness has described the moments he saw a gunman during an hours-long barricaded standoff with the police at a county courthouse. Thewas put on lockdown shortly before 1 p.m. Monday, the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office said. The witness, who said he was standing at the metal detector at the time, told FOX13 that the gunman walked through the door wearing what appeared to be a bulletproof vest and holding a gun, rifle, and another firearm in his backpack.
“It seemed surreal to start with and then we realized he was serious about what he was doing and it was time to get out of there,” he said. “I realized he was holding one [gun] in both his hands too and that was enough for me to get out of there.” The witness said he made it to the second floor and found a back exit after being barricaded inside the room. The gunman,only as a 32-year-old male from Woodinville, Washington, was finally taken into custody by 3:30 p.m., the Sheriff’s Office said.
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