Deceased Seattle gunman who shot sheriff's deputy identified as trans DSA leader

The suspect who allegedly wounded a King County Sheriff’s deputy after opening fire while they were serving an eviction notice in Seattle on Monday has been identified as a transgender member of the Democratic Socialists of America.

According to law enforcement, three deputies were serving the notice, but when they encountered the resident being evicted, there was a shootout. The three deputies opened fire and one deputy was shot in the upper torso above his bulletproof vest.

The three deputies have been identified as Detectives Benjamin Wheeler, Benjamin Miller, and David Easterly. Easterly, the deputy that was shot, remains in critical condition but is stable at Harborview Medical Center's ICU.

On Tuesday, The Independent Force Investigation Team - King County identified the resident being evicted who was involved in the shooting as 29-year-old Eucytus Eucytus, formerly Nathan Stolsig, a transgender woman. The King County Medical Examiner confirmed that Stolsig died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
 

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