KCPAO: PAO in the News: 6/17/2024

Below are new stories featuring the work of the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office from June 6 through June 17. Our office handles felony-level crimes — which are the more serious crimes committed in King County — while City Attorneys’ offices handle most misdemeanors. Each day, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office files roughly 25 felony cases in King County, and we’re working hard to make sure the public and the media know about the work we’re doing to hold people who cause harm accountable.

PAO Mentions

Axios Seattle: Watch out for scams targeting older people

B-Town Blog: 30-year-old woman charged with Attempted Kidnapping of 6-year-old child in Downtown Burien

Crosscut: County audit details grim conditions at Capitol Hill youth jail

Publicola: Another Death at SCORE Jail, Officer in Deadly Collision Didn’t Have Valid Washington Driver’s License

KUOW: King County prosecutors have notified schools of 69 felony gun charges against students

The Marshall Project: They Were in a Mental Health Crisis at a Hospital. This Is How They Landed in Jail.

Seattle Times: Teen charged with murder in Pioneer Square shooting

Washington Dept. of Fish & Wildlife: King County man sentenced for big game poaching and trespass

Charges in Renton Murder Case

ABC News: Washington man allegedly kills teen because he mistook an airsoft gun for a real firearm

Associated Press: Off-duty guard charged with killing Seattle-area teen after mistaking toy for gun, authorities say

CNN: Teens went to a sporting goods store to return airsoft guns. An armed man fatally shot one in the back, authorities say

FOX 13: Docs: Armed man thought teens were about to rob Renton business before deadly shooting; teens weren’t armed

Globalnews.ca: Teen shot, killed by off-duty guard while returning airsoft gun in Washington

Kent Reporter: Man charged in killing of Kent teen outside Renton sporting goods store

KING 5: Prosecutors: Man charged for killing teen outside Renton BIG 5 ‘chose to escalate’ situation

KNKX: Off-duty guard charged with killing Seattle-area teen, authorities say

KOMO 4: Off-duty security guard charged with murder after shooting Renton teen in the back 6 times

KUOW: Man charged with murder after allegedly shooting teen 7 times near Renton Big 5 Sporting Goods

KWHN: Man Shot Teen 7 Times After Falsely Accusing Him Of Planning Robbery

Seattle Times: Off-duty guard charged in fatal shooting of teen in Renton parking lot

Guilty Plea in Ingraham Fatal Shooting Case

FOX 13: Teen pleads guilty, sentenced for killing student at Ingraham High School in 2022

My Northwest: Suspect in 2022 Ingraham High School shooting pleads guilty to first-degree murder

Seattle Times: Teen pleads guilty in fatal 2022 shooting of Ingraham High School student

Charges in Child Molestation Case

Honk News: Special Needs Student Molested by Teacher in School in Washington; Arrested after Girl Told Mother about Inappropriate Touching

KING 5: Bellevue substitute teacher accused of molesting 8-year-old special education student

KOMO 4: Bellevue teacher accused of molesting special education student; police seek more victims

Seattle Times: Bellevue elementary school teacher charged with child molestation