Editor’s Note: Story updated at 5:05 pm on 5/8/26 to include new information from the Whatcom County Jail booking log.

FERNDALE, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – A person was killed and a suspect is in custody following a shooting in Ferndale on the early morning of Friday, May 8.

City of Ferndale spokesperson Megan Juenemann says officers responded to reports of a shooting near the intersection of Ferndale Terrace and Hendrickson Avenue around 3:30 am.

The unidentified male victim was taken to PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, where he later died from his injuries.

Juenemann says the suspect fled the scene before officers arrived, but Lummi Nation Police received a tip about his location on Sucia Drive roughly two hours later. Officers eventually found the suspect hiding in a trailer following a multi-agency response that involved a Border Patrol helicopter, Washington State Patrol, the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office and Bellingham Police Department.

Lummi Police also noted that their new K-9 tracked down a gun that’s believed to have been used in the shooting while officers searched the area.

The 48-year-old suspect was taken into custody and booked into the Whatcom County Jail just after 3 pm. He faces a second-degree murder charge along with burglary and a warrant for fourth-degree assault. He remains at the jail without bail.

The shooting remains under active investigation.

The Whatcom County Medical Examiner’s Office tells My Bellingham Now that it will release the identity of the victim on Saturday afternoon, May 9, after conducting an autopsy.

This story will continue to be updated as more information is made available.