Prosecutor: Runaway girl 'coldly' murdered Seattle man Prosecutors say 16-year-old shot man, fled with his gun and money

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A Seattle-area teen accused of posing with her victim’s gun after fatally shooting a man in his car has been charged with first-degree murder.

Maryanne Atkins, 16, is accused of killing Emmanuel Gondo, who was found dead in the driver’s seat of a black Jaguar parked in South Seattle.

“The evidence suggests that the defendant coldly shot a man in the head while he was seated in his car and then robbed him of his money and cell phone,” Senior Deputy Prosecutor Jessica Berliner said in charging papers.

“A review of her Facebook messages in the weeks after the murder reflect no concern or remorse for her actions,” the prosecutor continued. “Instead, she posted pictures of herself wielding a gun that is likely the murder weapon.”

Investigators described Atkins as a chronic runaway. Washington State Patrol issued a missing persons statement describing her as missing from Seattle since Feb. 2. Her listed address is a Department of Social and Health Services office in West Seattle, though she appears to have been living in Burien as recently as December.

Prosecutors claim Atkins, who was arrested Wednesday in Federal Way, planned the robbery ahead of time. Due to the nature of the allegations, Atkins automatically faces prosecution as an adult.

Gondo, 21, was found dead Feb. 24. at 2:45 p.m. near the intersection of 33rd Avenue South and South Holly Street. He had been shot once in the head.

Writing the court, a Seattle police detective said Gondo’s cellphone and gun were missing, as was his wallet. Investigators were told he may have been carrying up to $3,000.

The detective said text messages show Atkins planned to rob Gondo. She said a pistol was found in the Federal Way apartment where Atkins was staying prior to her arrest.

Gondo had been out the night before with his brother, according to police statements. He was last seen alone with Atkins shortly before midnight.

The day after the killing, Atkins told a friend she “spazzed” out on Gondo after becoming upset with him. The teen is alleged to have posted a statement on Facebook referring to the killing.

“IM (expletive) TIRED and hot,” she wrote, according to court papers. “You don’t know what I did, you’ll see on news.”

Atkins later posted a picture on Facebook of herself with Gondo’s gun, according to a detective’s statement. She also appeared to have come into a significant amount of money. Before Gondo’s death, she couldn’t afford a hotel room; afterward, she was looking to buy a car.

According to charging papers, Atkins denied killing Gondo following her arrest and initially claimed to have only touched a gun during a middle school field trip.

Atkins has been jailed since her arrest. She is expected to be arraigned May 2 at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.

Seattlepi.com reporter Levi Pulkkinen can be reached at 206-448-8348 orlevipulkkinen@seattlepi.com. Follow Levi on Twitter at twitter.com/levipulk.