Sister tells investigators Seattle boy, 15, accused of shooting parents and three siblings was in trouble for failing tests
A 15-year-old boy accused of killing his parents and three of his siblings this week east of Seattle tried to pin the deaths on his younger brother, but a sister who survived after playing dead escaped to a neighbor’s house and told police who really carried out the shootings, authorities said in a court document made public on Thursday.
The boy was charged on Thursday in juvenile court with five counts of aggravated murder. Under Washington state law, a hearing is required before the case can be moved into adult court.
The 11-year-old sister who survived Monday’s shooting told investigators that the defendant had recently been in trouble for failing tests at school, and that the handgun he used belonged to their father. Of all the children, she said, he was the only one who knew the code to the lock box their dad kept it in.
