2 dead in apparent murder-suicide in Everett

EVERETT, Wash. - Police are investigating after two men were found dead in Everett. 

According to police after 4:30 am., an employee of a nearby facility called 911 after hearing what he thought were gunshots near Riverside Road. 

When he went outside to the parking lot, he saw a man who was unresponsive in a car with blood on his head. 

Officers on scene confirmed the man was dead inside the car. 

Through the investigation, officers identified a suspect that matched the description of a suicidal person called into 911 before the shooting. As drones and K-9s looked for the suspect, a call came into to 911 for reports of a body in the water off West Marine View Drive. 

The man found was found with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police believe he shot the man on Riverside Drive before turning the gun on himself. 

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Everett Police Department TIP LINE at (425) 257-8450 or Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound at 1-800-222-TIPS.