HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-03-17 - Murder - 11600 Block of 42nd Avenue SouthCity Of Tukwila
Police Department
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For Immediate Distribution
Type of Incident: Murder
Location: 11600 block 42 Ave S
Date /Time Occurred: 3/17/12 3:OOAM Case Number:
Press Contact: Sgt. Mark Dunlap Phone Number:
Description of Incident
Jim Haggerton, Mayor
Michael Villa, Chief of Police
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206 433 -1843
On 3 -17 -12 shortly before 3am, Tukwila Police officers responded to an apartment
located in the 11600 block of 42 Avenue South in Tukwila on a report of an
unconscious, bleeding female. Officers found the victim in the apartment, unconscious
and suffering from stab wounds. The victim a 17 year old SeaTac girl was
transported to Harborview Medical Center by Medic One but was pronounced dead a
short time later. A 17 year old male acquaintance who lived at the apartment was
detained and questioned by Tukwila Police Department detectives and was eventually
arrested and booked into the King County Youth Services Jail and charged with Murder.
No motive for the crime has been uncovered.
Approved by Commander McOmber
6200 Southcenter Blvd. Tukwila, WA 98188 Phone (206)433 -1808 Records Fax (206)244 -6181