On a summer morning on Camano Island, Washington, 34-year-old Joseph Christopher Hicks was shot and killed during an altercation at the home of his former girlfriend. The incident occurred on July 28, 2016, after Ezekiel Scannell-McCrae, who had stayed at the residence the night before, was asked to leave and later returned. Witnesses heard raised voices and multiple gunshots; one witness said Scannell-McCrae stood about 10 feet from Hicks, drew a .357-caliber handgun, and fired. Hicks was found dead in the driveway from a single gunshot wound.

Scannell-McCrae, who had been Hicks’s former roommate and had an ongoing history of conflict with him that involved the same woman, dropped the handgun and a backpack at the scene, walked away briefly, then sat on the gravel shoulder until police arrived and arrested him without incident. The investigation noted tensions involving jealousy, drug use, and mental health, and reported that Scannell-McCrae was a convicted felon and prohibited from possessing firearms.

Does anyone have information about the events on Heather Drive that morning or about either man’s history in the community?