Kino Michael Gomez, who is charged with the shooting death of Black Diamond resident Thomas Pfaeffle, has violated the conditions of his bail release and a warrant has been issued for his arrest.

Chief Rick Balam, from the Twisp, Wash. police department, said the police do not know where Gomez is, which is a violation of his bail terms.

Balam said Gomez, “should be considered armed and dangerous.”

Police agencies are searching for the 57-year-old Gomez who is from the Seattle area.

According to a story in The Wenatchee World, Gomez left, “his family a ‘goodbye’ letter, telling them he was taking a ‘one-way trip to the mountains.’

Gomez is charged with shooting Pfaeffle at 10:41 p.m. July 17 at the Blue Spruce Motel in Twisp.

The Okanogan County Prosecuting Attorney Karl Sloan filed two counts of murder naming Gomez, a first-degree and second-degree murder charge.

Gomez was also charged with one count of reckless endangerment and one count reckless endangerment toward Pfaeffle’s wife, who was with him when he was shot.

Judge David Edwards set bail at $100,000.

Gomez paid his bail and was released on conditions the police agencies know where he was staying.

Pfaeffle, 49, was a sound engineer who worked for numerous bands including Nirvana, Queensryche, Aerosmith and the Black Crowes. He owned and operated a recording studio, The Tank, in the Black Diamond area. He was also an instructor at the Art Institute of Seattle.

Gomez is an engineer for the city of Seattle and has won awards for his work.

According to the police report, Pfaeffle was shot “at least once in the torso (believed to be by a .40 caliber Glock 27 handgun)” by Gomez at 10:41 p.m.

Pfaeffle collapsed in the parking lot and died at Mid-Valley Hospital in Omak at 12:36 a.m. July 18.

The initial investigation indicated Pfaeffle may have been accidentally attempting to enter the wrong room. Gomez was asleep in room No. 7.

Pfaeffle and his wife had just checked into room No. 8.

The police report stated Gomez was asleep on the bed, “wearing his belly band holster (later recovered from person) with his two Glock 27 handguns on him while he slept.

“He had awoken to the sound of someone breaking into his room, he was unsure of the time.

“He had seen the door open, and a ‘full silhouette’ of a subject breaking into his room.

“He had responded ‘like it was automatic’ and fired at the subject breaking into the room….”

The report also noted there was a “Rock River AR-15 (assault rifle) in the room that he had brought with him as a part of a planned trip to go coyote shooting.”

The police report stated there were “two bullet holes in the door/door frame (one above the other) that appear to have entered the door at an acute angle.”

A third round was fired and entered Room No. 6, damaging a mirror and lamp. The man in the room was not injured.