SEATTLE (AP) - A 16-year-old was arrested after an argument Friday inside a SeaTac convenience store continued outside and ended with the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man who was in his car, the King County Sheriff’s Office said.
The SeaTac boy was arrested Saturday at his apartment near the 7-Eleven store, where the shooting happened, says a probable-cause statement. The teen remains in custody at the King County Youth Services Center, The Seattle Times reported.
The King County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Fernando Arias and determined he died from multiple gunshot wounds. Someone called 911 at 12:19 a.m. Friday and reported hearing gunshots. Deputies found Arias dead in his car.
The store’s video-surveillance footage showed the man who was killed in an argument with three other males in the store and in the parking lot, the statement says.
Detectives recognized the 16-year-old in the footage and interviewed someone who saw the 16-year-old shoot the man, according to the statement.
The probable-cause statement notes that the 16-year-old was convicted of manslaughter in January 2019 and is not legally allowed to possess a firearm.
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