On the afternoon of August 22, 2023, Everett police responded to reports of gunfire in the 2300 block of Virginia Avenue in the Riverside neighborhood and found two men shot to death. Officers discovered 40-year-old Peter Fickey in an alley between Baker and Virginia avenues and later located 54-year-old Bryan R. Jenks inside a nearby home; the Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled both deaths homicides.

Authorities described Jenks and Fickey as friends and neighbors who lived across the alley from one another. Preliminary information indicates an altercation inside a residence ended when a gun was fired, killing both men. Investigators have said they do not believe there are outstanding suspects and that the incident was contained to the two men involved. The Everett Police Department Major Crimes unit continued the investigation and no arrests had been announced.

If anyone knew Bryan Jenks or Peter Fickey, or saw activity in the Riverside neighborhood on August 22, 2023, the department wants to hear from you.