ARLINGTON, Wash. — Witnesses say a woman was shot in her Arlington neighborhood Sunday afternoon.
According to the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office, at about 2:50 p.m., deputies responded to the 1900 block of 200th Street Northeast for reports of a shooting.
When they arrived, they found a 42-year-old woman with gunshot wounds. Despite life-saving efforts, she died at the scene.
“She’s amazing,” said Amber Hardy, a close friend of the victim. “She was one of the best people I ever met in my life.”
Law enforcement agencies have not yet identified a victim.
Detectives said there was a verbal altercation between the woman and a 19-year-old man, who fired several rounds at the woman.
When deputies arrived, the 19-year-old man drove away.
Friends of the victim told KIRO 7 she was a mother of three and owned a business.
“She’s just a humanitarian,” Hardy said. “She likes to help people.”
“She was the one that would slow down for a second and smell the roses,” said another close friend, Lola Higby.
‘One of the best people’: Witnesses say woman shot and killed at Arlington home