Skyway Shooting Suspect Held On $1 Million Bail

By Associated Press

KENT - A man arrested for investigation in the deaths of three people and the wounding of three others in a Skyway shooting was ordered held on $1 million bail Friday.

Dimitri Sidorchuk, 23, and a friend, William Shane Belk, opened fire on a stranger's car in Sidorchuk's driveway following an argument early Thursday, according to a probable cause statement filed in King County Superior Court. Sidorchuk fired at least 20 shots, one of which struck and killed Belk, the statement said.

Two of the five young men in the car were killed, and the other three were injured. The two dead were identified by the King County medical examiner's office as Souatha Nhem, 23, and Sophea Sun, 20.

According to the probable cause statement, Nhem began arguing or fighting with Sidorchuk and Belk in the driveway at about 1 a.m. Thursday. He left, and came back driving a 1990 Toyota Corolla with his friends inside.

The groups began arguing, and then Nhem suddenly reversed the car up the driveway, striking Belk and doubling him over, the statement said; Belk and Sidorchuk began firing.

Those in the car were all unarmed, and the wounded were expected to survive, sheriff's Sgt. John Urquhart said Friday. The car left the driveway and crashed into a nearby building, where it caught fire.

Inside Sidorchuk's home, detectives found a marijuana grow operation, Urquhart said.

The King County prosecutor's office said it expects to file charges by Tuesday.

The Skyway area is near Renton, south of Seattle.

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