Third Suspect in Fatal Belltown Shooting Arrested
Nam Viet Nguyen, the third suspect in the fatal June 6 shooting in Belltown that took the life of Steve Sok has been arrested in Auburn. According to court documents, Nguyen was the person who handed the gun to Felix Sitthivong (“Phi”) while they were riding in a car. Sitthivong then exited the car, started arguing with two men near V-Bar and fired at them. Sok was killed and Phillip Thomas, 44, was injured.
Nguyen had escaped to California with Sitthivong and a third suspect Jason Lee, who allegedly helped hide the gun and aided in their escape. Sitthivong and Lee were arrested in Long Beach, Calif., but Nguyen apparently made his way back up to the region before his arrest.