Posted on 04/28/2020 5:04:37 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie
A 13-year-old boy suspected in a deadly Burien shooting last week told detectives he did it just because he "felt like doing it," according to police documents.
The 35-year-old victim was shot in the head Tuesday night in the 400 block of South 152nd Street in Burien, according to the King County Sheriff's Office. The man was rushed to Harborview Medical Center and died of his injuries a few days later.
Detectives say the suspect saw the victim, Hassan Ali Hassan, walking along S. 152nd Street and followed him for about a block before pulling out a gun and firing one shot as Hassan was walking away from him, striking him in the back of the head.
The gunman ran off to a friend's house and tried to get him to let him in, but then ran off again before they could open the door. The friend later identified the suspect to police.
Surveillance video was a key to finding their suspect.
"They were actually able to follow the suspect from the Burien Transit Center all the way to where he killed the victim, or where he shot the victim through all the different surveillance video," says Sgt. Ryan Abbott with the King County Sheriff's Office.
The suspect lived at the home of his former girlfriend and the homeowner confirmed to police the teen was gone at the time of the shooting and that her gun was also missing.
The teen was found walking on a Renton street on Friday and arrested. During the interview with detectives explaining the motive, the teen said he had been depressed and felt like if he didn't kill someone he would kill himself and because he "just felt like it," police said. Investigative documents don't suggest the suspect knew the victim.
“It's a tragic story,” said Abbott. “The victim never met this guy, didn't say anything to him. didn't even know it was coming."
The teen is being held at the Youth Service Center for investigation of murder, sheriff's officials said. Prosecutors have yet to decide if he will be charged as an adult.
Amish again.
They were actually able to follow the suspect from the Burien Transit Center all the way to where he killed the victim, or where he shot the victim through all the different surveillance video,"
Well Johnny Cash “shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die”.
Burien (near the airport) is a shithole - violent, full of illegals.
Give the kid the chair. Keep doing it until the behavior changes, even feral animals understand the concept of fear.
If you pass through your front door, into the public, just presume that at least one camera is recording your movements.
5 years ago,we used to joke about how intrusive the ‘monitoring’ had become in England. Now, it has become the new normal here too.
In this particular case, it was a good way to get this Bad Seed off the streets without further delay.
Lock him up!
Let him go! He might contract Wusan Flu!
That would never happen in our state (USSR-WA), because we have an evil governor (Asterisk Inslee) who has essentially outlawed capital punishment. And the idiots in this state will probably reelect him come November.
“Lived at the home of his former girlfriend”. He’s 13???
You noticed that too, eh?
Liberals here want to try him as a child/juvenile because he has his whole life in front of him and don’t want to prevent him from being a good citizen later; meanwhile the guy is dead.
That would never happen in our state (USSR-WA)
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It won’t happen in any state. The USSC out lawed executing minors a long time ago.
Translation: His is a kid who has been in lots of trouble. So much he was kicked out of his parent(s) home, the "girlfreinds" parents took him in.
A lying, cheating gambler they told me.
The judge said he was sorry but I won’t be out next fall.
If it weren’t for hard luck I’d have no luck at all.
“The USSC out lawed executing minors a long time ago.”
“It’s fun to do bad things.”
At least the perp maintained social distancing
Rifle?
That is something I always wondered about. He killed a man in Nevada, and ended up in a California prison.
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