Year-long investigation closed, Poulsbo suspect arrested on homicide charges in Kitsap County – KIRO 7 News Seattle

KITSAP COUNTY, Wash. — A suspect is arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in a 2023 shooting that the suspect claimed was an accident.

On September 23, 2023, Kitsap County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) officers were investigating a motor vehicle accident near the intersection of Tracyton Boulevard Northwest and Norwest Selbo Road near Silverdale when they found 25-year-old Bradley Smith dead from a gunshot wound.

The suspect, who was a passenger in the car, told officers that Smith accidentally shot himself.

After completing the investigation, investigators determined that the shooting was not an accident.

Using forensic tests and details from the investigation, investigators had enough to have the passenger arrested.

The 23-year-old man was booked into the Kitsap County Jail on September 30, 2024, on suspicion of first-degree manslaughter.

The suspect had his first court appearance on Tuesday.

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