Clallam County deputies arrested a Port Angeles man on suspicion of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Danny Kendrick, 73, in February.
PORT ANGELES, Wash. — Clallam County deputies arrested a suspect Thursday in connection to the deadly shooting of a 73-year-old man in February.
The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 46-year-old Port Angeles man on suspicion of second-degree murder in the death of Danny Steven Kendrick on Feb. 21.
On Thursday, detectives found a car connected to the homicide investigation near Black Diamond Road in Port Angeles and followed it to a home. A man matching the suspect’s description was seen walking toward the home. When he got ready to leave on a motorcycle, police arrested him without incident.
The investigation began Feb. 21 when deputies responded to a suspicious death in the 6300 block of Deer Park Road.
Kendrick was found dead from gunshot wounds. His death was ruled a homicide March 5.
Several agencies assisted with the suspect’s arrest, including the Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Team and the Peninsula Crisis Response Team.
Stevens Middle School was briefly put on a modified lockdown as a precaution during the arrest operation.
The suspect was booked in the Clallam County Jail.
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