Uncle, nephew believed involved in stabbing that locked down Everett school

Police in Everett believe a man accused of stabbing a member of his family may have been suffering from mental issues.

Officers were called to the Copperstone Apartments around 1 p.m. for an assault, when they located a 25-year-old man who had been stabbed.

According to police, they then learned that the 19-year-old suspect had fled on foot.

“We actually started receiving reports of a male that was in South Everett and it appeared that he had blood on his hands and he was walking around,” said Aaron Snell with Everett Police.

Police located the man and took him into custody and determined that he was the suspected male accused of stabbed his uncle.

“We’re not quite certain why (the suspect) stuck around. We believe that there were possibly mental issues that were involved in the initial incident,” said Snell. “But ultimately I don’t think he had anywhere else to go.”

The victim suffered what are believed to be non-life threatening injuries and was transported to an area hospital.

Detectives with the Major Crimes Unit are now working the case and believe the two men are uncle and nephew.

Horizon Elementary School in Everett was in lockdown Monday afternoon for about an hour while police searched for the suspect.

MyNorthwest.com’s Alyssa Kleven contributed to this report.