DAVE GALLAGHER / THE BELLINGHAM HERALD
SUMAS -- A woman is dead after being stabbed in a Sumas home on Sunday evening, May 30.
Sumas officers were responding to a call about someone receiving threats at the 100 block of 3rd Street around 8:30 p.m., said Sumas Police Chief Chris Haugen. When officers arrived at the scene, there were indications someone was in need of immediate assistance and they tried to enter the residence. They were unsuccessful after being met with resistance from the suspect. Officers saw a woman and a young child on the floor of the home and were able to get both out of the house.
The woman, who had multiple stab wounds, received CPR and was transported by ambulance to St. Joseph Hospital, where she later died. The child was unharmed and is now with child protective services.
After officers arrived the suspect barricaded himself in the house. Lynden, Bellingham, Everson and Whatcom County officers and border patrol agents were called to the scene. At about 3 a.m. the suspect, Wilbur Thompson Weeks, came out of the house and was arrested. He was booked into Whatcom County Jail at 5:40 a.m. for second-degree murder.
Police had not identified the victim at press time. The investigation is ongoing, Haugen said.
If proven to be a murder, it would be the third in Whatcom County in 2010. On Jan. 6, Sean D. Wilson fatally shot 14-year-old Felicity Boonstra inside his Peaceful Valley home before turning the gun on himself. Boonstra was the daughter of his girlfriend, whom he also shot but she survived. On Feb. 5, Daniel Salas shot his ex-girlfriend Tawnia Costan of Bellingham multiple times then shot himself after being confronted by Bellingham police.
Haugen said he couldn’t recall the last time there was a homicide in Sumas.
“This one caught us by surprise. It started as an investigation about threats being made and quickly escalated,” he said.
This article will be updated as further information becomes available.
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