Aggravated Murder Case Filed

King County Prosecutors have refiled charges against Henry Eugene Washington — Aggravated Murder in the First Degree (with a firearm enhancement), Attempted Murder in the First Degree (with a firearm enhancement), and Vehicular Assault — in relation to a 2020 case that resulted in the death of Bothell Police Officer Jonathan Shoop and injury to Bothell Police Officer Mustafa Kumcur.

The charges filed today follows multiple periods of competency restoration and civil commitment ordered by the court. The timeline of those events is outlined in the attached charging documents from the public court file and below.

Timeline of Events

• July 14, 2020: original criminal incident occurs.
• July 15, 2020: King County Prosecutors receive the original case for review.
• July 17, 2020: King County Prosecutors file original case under Cause Number 20–1–05679–7 SEA.
• October 26, 2023: Charges were dismissed after 360 days of attempted competency restoration (which included King County Prosecutors asking for three restoration periods — efforts to make the defendant competent to stand trial — which is the maximum allowed by law).
• February 1, 2024: Following dismissal, Mr. Washington was civilly committed to Western State Hospital.
• May 3, 2024: the King County Prosecutor’s Office received a letter from Western State Hospital indicating their intent to discharge Mr. Washington to a less restrictive alternative setting in the near future.
• May 23, 2024: charges were refilled under King County cause number 24–1–00907–4.
• July of 2024: at the request of defense counsel, a competency evaluation was ordered.
• December 2024: Mr. Washington was found not competent. The case was dismissed without prejudice and referred for civil commitment.
• February 6, 2025: Mr. Washington was civilly committed to DSHS for a period of 180 days. That commitment was extended another 180 days, currently expiring in July 2026.
• October 2025: Mr. Washington was transferred from Western State Hospital to Maple Lane.
• April 26, 2026: DSHS requested approval to discharge Mr. Washington to a non-secure facility.
• June 26, 2026: King County Prosecutors refile under King County cause number 26–1–00479–6.

Defendants are innocent until proven guilty.

This post, published on June 30, 2026, is not expected to be updated. For updates go to the KC Script Portal and view case numbers 26–1–00479–6.