On the morning of September 2, 2018, at about 10:15 a.m., 46-year-old William Lee Billy VanMechelen was shot and killed at a residence on Madison Avenue in Everett, Washington. An autopsy confirmed he died from gunshot wounds, and the Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled his death a homicide.

Authorities allege the person responsible was VanMechelen’s 94-year-old grandfather. After the shooting the grandfather was hospitalized for a mental health evaluation rather than being immediately arrested. Police opened an investigation into the events that led to the fatal confrontation.

William was born in Wenatchee and graduated from Snohomish High School; friends remembered him as outgoing and willing to help others. Does anyone have information about William, the family, or the events that morning that could help clarify what happened?