Blaine, WA – Watcom County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) deputies responded to a report of a dangerous shooting at 3800 Bay Road at about 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 30, after residents in the area reported bullets flying over their heads. .
According to WSCO spokesman Deb Slater, the witness removed the license plate of the suspect car, which led MPs to suspect Michael Robert Gubser, 31, of Blaine. Deputies found Gubser in his car in 8400 Harbourview Rd and tried to stop him. Instead of stopping, Gubser drove off.
Slater said MPs watched as he drove off the road onto a grass field where his car got stuck in the mud. A perimeter was created around the wooded area between Harborview Road, Anderson Road, Shintaffer Road and Lincoln Road to prevent Gubser from leaving the area.
At about 1:15 a.m., What-Comm 911 receivers received a call from a resident of Quarter 5000 on Lincoln Road who reported a man who was on the scene.
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Click for more informationDeputies were sent away, and then Gubser was found hiding in a sloping barn. Gubser did not cooperate when deputies tried to take him into custody, so less deadly tactics were used to comply. A search of Gubser’s car turned up three firearms.
Gubser was sentenced to Vatkam County Jail on 2 counts of illegal possession of 1st degree firearms, evasion of a police car, 2nd degree theft, reckless threat and 2 counts of resisting arrest. It was also discovered that Gubser is a refugee from California. It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post.
Gubser has previously been convicted of 2nd degree robbery and illegal possession of 1st degree firearms.
