2 people are accused of setting a man on fire at the Olympic camp

OLYMPIA, Washington. – Two men are facing multiple felony charges after police say they set a man on fire at a homeless camp in Olympia, causing injuries that ultimately killed him.

Christopher “Mouse” Snyder, 31, and Kevin “No Shirt Kevin” Hinzpeter both pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, first-degree assault, first-degree arson, intimidation of a witness and possession, manufacture or disposal of an arson device guilty device.

According to court documents, the two men set Zebediah Schoening on fire at a camp called “The Jungle,” located near Martin Way East and Ensign Road Northeast. The incident occurred on October 8, 2024.

Officers responded to the camp after receiving reports of a man suffering severe burns and covered in “homemade napalm.” Witnesses allegedly told police that Schoening was screaming and someone threw something at him.

An officer discovered Schoening and described him as having blisters and bleeding all over his body. Court documents say Schoening told the officer that “No Shirt Kevin” did this by throwing gasoline at him.

Schoening was hospitalized for just over two weeks before dying from his injuries on October 25.

At the scene, another officer discovered a burned shirt, blood and a plastic Mountain Dew bottle that smelled of gasoline, according to court documents.

After interviewing witnesses, police believe Snyder and Hinzpeter entered Schoening's warehouse, said something along the lines of “F–k you Zeb” and threw something at him that was on fire. Schoening then went into a tent and said, “Kevin set the yard on fire, and he tried to put it out, and then he set me on fire,” according to police.

Snyder and Hinzpeter both pleaded not guilty on Tuesday. Her preliminary hearing is scheduled for November 20th.

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