La Conner's scary afternoon...

Officers from seven law enforcement agencies coordinated by the Skagit County Sheriff's Office swept into La Conner late Monday and locked down the town for an hour while they swept through the streets on foot with assault rifles at the ready looking for a murder suspect authorities say had just killed two people in Oak Harbor. A Blackhawk helicopter hoovered overhead with its infrared trained on areas of thick vegetation that could have concealed a suspect. The blitz was called off when the man was arrested in Island County. In the meantime, residents were told to stay indoors. But La Conner, an artist community, is home to photographers whose instincts make them run for a camera while others run for cover. Here's what happened inside La Conner on Monday:

 Photo by Don Coyote

 

 Photo by Don Coyote

Photo by Don Coyote

 Photo by Don Coyote

 Photo by Don Coyote

 Photo by Don Coyote

 Photo by Kirsten Morse

Photo by Jacob Heidinger