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2 Sex Offenders Whacked in Washington, Apparent Vigilante Killing
Two Bellingham men believed to be registered sex offenders were shot to death early Saturday morning and authorities are looking for a suspect who posed as an FBI agent to get into their house, Bellingham police said. The case is being handled as a double homicide, said Bellingham Police Lt. Craige Ambrose. Police cordoned off two houses Saturday, at 2825 and 2827 Northwest Ave.The victimsâ identities are being withheld until police can notify their next of kin. Police said the suspect posed as an FBI agent to gain entry to one of the houses near the corner of Northwest and West Illinois Street. He is described as a white male in his late 40s, about 5-feet-9 to 6 feet tall and weighing 190 pounds. He was last seen Friday night at the residence by neighbors and a resident of the home. The roommate found the two dead men around 3 a.m. Saturday. The three roommates and the suspect were last together around 9 p.m. Friday at the house, according to the Bellingham police. The suspect arrived at the house Friday night wearing a black baseball cap with an FBI insignia on the front and a blue jump suit with a white stripe down the legs, the roommate told police. The suspect is not an FBI agent, Ambrose said. The man presented himself to the three roommates as a member of the FBI and said he wanted to talk to them about their Level III sex offender status, according to police. The fake FBI agent told the roommates that one of them was on a âhit listâ on an Internet site, according to the police. The roommate who reported the deaths left while the FBI imposter was still there, Ambrose said. Ambrose would not confirm which roommates, if any, are registered sex offenders. But Sheryl Craig, a block watch captain, said neighbors previously received sex offender notices about all three residents from law enforcement. The Bellingham Police Web site lists one sex offender living at 2825 Northwest Ave. and the Whatcom County Sheriffâs Web site lists two other sex offenders as living in the 2800 block of Northwest. The Whatcom County Assessorâs Web site shows one of the sex offenders listed with Whatcom County Sheriffâs Office as the owner of 2825 Northwest Ave. Neighbors said the suspect stayed at the house for approximately two hours, according to the police. Craig said she never noticed problems from any of the three sex offenders. âThey really kept to themselves,â she said. âI only saw them on their daily walks. âWe (neighbors) were told to let them be, but keep an eye on them,â she said. This looks like a pretty cold-blooded and well-planned homicide, with the shooter being a skilled amateur rather than a professional. Posing as a law-enforcement officer to commit a double homicide is very bad karma though. With an eyewitness available, police will be combing through the lists of former victims and relatives, unless the instigators had the presence of mind to bring in a complete outsider for the actual hit. Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2005-08-28 |
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