Overview

• Washington State redshirt freshman Uilisone “Sone” Falealo, 19, was shot in the abdomen around 1:47 a.m. at an Aspen Heights apartment party and is recovering after emergency surgery.
• Pullman police identified the suspect as 20-year-old University of Washington student Jakori C. Buchanan, who remains at large.
• Whitman County Superior Court Judge Roger Sandberg signed a warrant authorizing Buchanan’s arrest in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana and California.
• Investigators say Buchanan fled in a gray 2025 Hyundai Sonata with Minnesota plates registered to Hertz, and records indicate the rental was located at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
• Court documents state Falealo and teammates Jaylin Caldwell and Xavier Thorpe were asked to help with security after noise complaints, an alleged assault on a woman preceded an outside altercation caught on video, and Buchanan’s attorney claims self-defense.