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>Timm was arrested by officers at the scene without incident and charged in King County with first-degree assault, a class A felony. He is being held on $750,000 bail.
>The victim — a regular on the boardwalk known for playing music and spreading “good vibes” — was rushed to the hospital in serious but stable condition.
>According to court documents obtained by KOMO News, just before being shot by Timm, the victim allegedly pulled out a knife and then an airsoft gun.
>Timm’s defense attorney argues his client acted in self-defense because the victim pulled a gun on him first.
>However, King County prosecutors said Timm was the aggressor in the incident.
>“If you’re the one who’s the first aggressor who provokes an altercation, you lose the right to claim self-defense effectively under state law,” a spokesperson for the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Casey McNerthney, told King 5.
>Timm potentially faces life in prison if convicted of first-degree assault under Washington law.