He sold marijuana out of his bedroom, and his customers included former and current Husky football players, according to court documents. The friend turned out to be Pharms, police said. Pharms showed up at the rooming house at 8 p.m. March 14. Court documents say Pharms watched where Sullivan hid the marijuana. Three hours later, two armed men arrived at the rooming house.
Police have yet to identify one.
The other wore a mask, but court documents assert that it was Pharms. Prosecutors say Pharms confronted Sullivan, who tried to grab Pharms' pistol. Pharms hit Sullivan in the head with the gun, then shoved him backward on his bed. As Sullivan fell, Pharms shot him in the leg. The slug ended up lodged in Sullivan's chest.