Police: Boy, 13, fires gun for first time, kills 14-year-old

The 13-year-old was arrested Wednesday night and Thursday was ordered held on $100,000 bail. The 13-year-old was arrested Wednesday night and Thursday was ordered held on $100,000 bail. Photo: KOMO News Photo: KOMO News Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Police: Boy, 13, fires gun for first time, kills 14-year-old 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

The 13-year-old runaway had never fired a gun before.

But he told police that in a confrontation with another teen on Wednesday, he pulled a silver 9 mm pistol from his waistband and fired, court documents say.

"He knew he had struck the victim as he stood there and watched him fall," court documents say. A 14-year-old had been shot outside the breezeway of an apartment building at Walden Pond Apartments at 9900 12th Ave. W.

He later died at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett. Police believe the shooting was gang-related.

The 13-year-old was arrested Wednesday night and Thursday was ordered held on $100,000 bail.

He was a runaway, apparently putting a roof over his head by camping, court documents say. He is a small boy, only 5 feet, 3 inches tall and weighing a mere 140 pounds.

Court papers filed Thursday say that the two teens had an altercation earlier in the day at a Everett school.

It was about shoes.

The 14-year-old's shoes were blue. The 13-year-old confronted the older teen about them, flashed the pistol and walked away.

The pistol, he later told police, was borrowed from a 12-year-old.

Later that day, the victim and a friend met the 13-year-old outside the apartment building.

"He said he shot the victim one time as the victim and his friend were challenging him using gang-related verbiage. ("What are you banging"), court documents say.

The frightened 13-year-old ran away and hid the gun.

A 911 caller just before 10 p.m. Wednesday reported seeing the suspect at a bus stop on West Casino Road. He was taken into custody, police said.

He later told police he had hid the gun and showed them where it was, police said.