MY EVERETT NEWS

Everett Police say they have located the third and final suspect in the murder of Luis Verduzco last month. His body was found dumped in a yard on Madison street in Central Everett. The Medical Examiner determined he’s been stabbed to death. Earlier this month, Everett Police arrested two women in connection with the case. The third suspect is a man who was arrested in Bellingham on a shoplifting charge and reportedly gave arresting officers there a false name. Once they discovered his true identity, they contacted Everett Police regarding the homicide investigation. Everett PD says the case does appear to be drug related.

EPD has made an arrest in the death of Luis Verduzco.

Everett Police Lt. Robert Goetz has confirmed that an arrest has been made in the murder of 23-year-old Luis Verduzco. His body was found in the yard of an empty house at 22 W. Madison on April 24th.

According to a press issued by Goetz this morning, the suspect arrested is a 27-year-old Bothell woman. Detectives developed information that the suspect and two others planned to rob the victim of drugs. The suspect and her accomplices’ allegedly picked up the victim in a car and attempted to steal his drugs. When he resisted the suspect stabbed Verduzco and then pushed him out of the car.

Investigators learned that the suspect was staying in an apartment in the 6700 block of Fleming in Everett. When they went there they found the suspect and arrested her without incident. After an interview with detectives the suspect was transported and booked at the Snohomish County Jail on the charge of Murder 1st degree.

Everett Police are looking into a reported stabbing in the 3200 block of Lombard this morning. Police were called to the area about 9:45am. They contacted two different males each with wounds. Both were transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. A knife has been recovered. According to Everett Police Sgt. Robert Goetz, officers at the scene and hospital are trying to sort out exactly what happened.