Charges: Burien man shoots friend due to 'being disrespected in his home' The victim and his girlfriend were trying to discuss a possible fraud before their friend opened fire, reports say

A dispute among friends escalated into a shooting that shattered a man's forearm at a Burien apartment, according to King County prosecutors. A dispute among friends escalated into a shooting that shattered a man's forearm at a Burien apartment, according to King County prosecutors. Photo: Sergio Da Costa / EyeEm/Getty Images/EyeEm Photo: Sergio Da Costa / EyeEm/Getty Images/EyeEm Image 1 of / 41 Caption Close Charges: Burien man shoots friend due to 'being disrespected in his home' 1 / 41 Back to Gallery

A dispute among friends escalated into a shooting that shattered a man's forearm at a Burien apartment, according to King County prosecutors.

Wayne Anthony Jones, 66, was charged last week with first-degree assault and second-degree illegal firearm possession after the Dec. 23 shooting.

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The alleged victim, who doesn't possess permanent housing, considered himself to be friends with Jones, King County Sheriff's Office reports indicated, and helped around Jones' apartment in exchange for a place to shower. Jones had given the man and his girlfriend a key to his home, court documents said.

But the man and his girlfriend suspected Jones used the girlfriend's identity to commit fraud because she received a credit card bill to Jones's apartment. When the pair tried to discuss the matter with Jones at his home in the 1200 block of Southwest 128th Street, he resisted engaging with him, police reports claimed.

The girlfriend tried to turn off the TV and Jones turned it back on. When the alleged victim unplugged the TV, Jones reportedly went to his bedroom, retrieved a .357 revolver and fired a single shot, hitting his friend in the forearm.

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The shot shattered his arm and sent him to Harborview Medical Center for four days, according to the sheriff's office.

Jones, upon his arrest, allegedly admitted to shooting the victim and "said that he did so due to being disrespected in his home."

Jones remains jailed on $100,000 bail. Previous misdemeanor assault convictions prevent him from legally possessing a gun, court records indicated.

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