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Suspect arrested in deadly Skyway shooting of Coast Guardsmen
King County prosecutors requested a $3 million bail for a suspect accused of shooting and killing a 29-year-old Coast Guard member in Skyway following a verbal dispute, according to court documents.
A Washington man has been arrested and faces a murder charge after being linked to the August killing of a U.S. Coast Guard officer who was shot during an argument with two people who were inside a vehicle at the time.
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The King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office spokesperson confirmed the arrest Friday of Isaiah Bolar in connection with the death of Connor Overstreet and stated that county prosecutors quickly rushed to file for the Covington, Washington man to be held on $3 million bail.
It is not currently clear if Bolar is suspected of being the person who pulled the trigger that day. The allegations listed in court documents indicate that he is being accused of firing the deadly shot, assisting in the shooting, or encouraging the shooting.
He is also accused of attempting to elude authorities in a separate case.
The backstory:
According to police, Overstreet and his friends were riding Lime Scooters in Bryn Mawr Skyway, south of Seattle, on August 23, when words were exchanged between the group and at least two people who were in a Toyota Prius. Detectives explained that Overstreet was shot as he approached the window of the sedan, and the car sped away.
Words exchanged before Skyway shooting
Investigators said in court documents that Overstreet was with two friends riding Lime Scooters when those surviving friends said occupants in a "Toyota Prius yelled at them. After an exchange of words, the Prius made a U-turn and stopped for approximately 5–10 seconds […] Connor approached the Prius and bent toward its front passenger window."
One of the friends told police he "saw a muzzle flash as a single shot was fired from inside the vehicle, striking Connor." Overstreet is pictured below.
Just days later, court documents state that Kent police "pursued a dark-colored Prius" that was "reported stolen in a May 2026 armed robbery investigated by the Seattle Police Department."
Kent Police said, "A spike strip was eventually necessary" to stop the driver, Isaiah Bolar.
Investigators then accused him of giving his passenger, "his backpack containing the murder weapon...with instructions to get rid of it."
Prosecutors say the Washington State Patrol was eventually able to connect the gun to Overstreet's murder.
"There was an arrest late last week on Friday. The case was referred to King County prosecutors rush filed that with a $3 million bail request, because of the concerns about the behavior," said Casey McNerthney, spokesperson with the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
It's still unclear if Bolar was the person who fired the gun. Court documents state he's accused of either shooting the weapon, assisting or encouraging the shooting.
"These allegations and also the allegations for attempting to elude in the other filed case are very serious. You don’t want to see more people be hurt, including the defendant, so having the 3-million-dollar bail request is important," said Casey McNerthney, spokesperson with the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
The Source: Information in this story comes from original reporting by FOX 13 Seattle reporter Jennifer Dowling.