Washington CeaseFire

• Incident Date: December 19, 2008
• Fatalities: 0
• Injuries: 1
• Address: 6100 block of 171st Avenue SE
• City: Snohomish
• State: Washington
• Zip Code: 98290

Jackson Holtz. The Herald. Everett, Wash.: Dec 19, 2008.

(Copyright 2008 The Daily Herald Co., Everett, Wash.)

SNOHOMISH -- A man was flown to a Seattle hospital this morning after his brother found him with a single gunshot wound to the head.

Snohomish County sheriff's officials said there were no signs of foul play.

A gun and gun-cleaning rod were found near the man, 49, sheriff's spokeswoman Rebecca Hover said.

The man's brother called 911 around 9:15 a.m., she said. He had gone to check to see if everything was OK after not hearing from the man for a few days.

The man lives in the 6100 block of 171st Avenue SE.

Paramedics took the man to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle by helicopter.

His condition was not immediately known.

• Incident Type: Unintentional (Accidental)
• Attributes: Western Washington, Unspecified gun type