Bothell man accused of fatally beating father with baseball bat

In a tragic incident in Bothell, Gavin Wollman, 35, has been charged with second-degree murder for allegedly fatally beating his father with a baseball bat. The events unfolded early Friday morning when Wollman called 911 from a neighbor's house, initially claiming he had struck his father with headphones during an argument. However, a neighbor reported overhearing Wollman confess to using a baseball bat. Police found Wollman’s 72-year-old father slumped in a recliner with a significant head injury, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. During his police interview, Wollman expressed feelings of lifelong emotional abuse from his father and claimed his father misappropriated his inheritance.

Following a bail hearing, an Everett District Court judge found probable cause for the murder charge and set Wollman’s bail at $1 million. He remains in custody at Snohomish County Jail as the case progresses. The community is left reeling from the shocking nature of the crime and its implications for family dynamics and mental health.