A Superior Court Judge set bail at $2 million Wednesday afternoon for the prime suspect in the shooting deaths of a man and woman at Les Gove Park on the evening of July 5.

The suspect, 39, waived his appearance at the bail hearing, and the judge scheduled another appearance for July 10 at the SCORE jail, where the man is being held on suspicion of two counts of first-degree murder and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm.

The victims have been identified as Sara Arthur, 29, and Chaz Schmitz, 31. The suspect has ties to Auburn and the Coeur d’Alene, Idaho area, where Arthur and Schmitz also are believed to have been from, police said. Police said the suspect described himself as “homeless.”

Because the suspect has not yet been formally charged with the crimes, the Auburn Reporter is withholding his name for now. The charging deadline is Friday.

In the statement for probable cause, Auburn Police Officer Jamie Douglas described what happened as follows:

“(The suspect, and victims) Sara Arthur, and Chaz Schmitz were at Les Gove Park … (The suspect) was witnessed in a dispute with Schmitz. (He) obtained a .22 caliber rifle from his white Chevy S-10. He then used the rifle to shoot Sara Arthur at the base of her skull. (He) also shot Schmitz in the chest.”

According to police, the suspect fled in his truck. Schmitz died at the scene and Arthur was transported to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle where she died from her wounds on July 6.

According to police, the suspect is a convicted felon.

Objecting to the suspect’s release, Auburn Police had the following to say:

“(The suspect) used a firearm to shoot and kill from point-blank range, two unarmed victims. (He) is a convicted felon with numerous failures to appear and is transient. If released, (he) would likely flee and potentially arm himself again, posing a substantial likelihood of harm to the community.”