Three juvenile brothers were arrested in suspicion of drug-related shooting resulted to two deaths and three wounded victims. The shooting incident happened last week at the well-known Seattle homeless camp.
The Washington Post reported, the brothers, ages 13, 16 and 17 were arrested on Monday for their involvement on the "targeted" shooting on January 26. It occurred at the longstanding encampment, which is also known as the Jungle. The 17 year old boy stands in trial in court while his younger brothers are represented by their lawyers for court appearances. The brothers were also detained for investigations of felony murder, assault and firearms violations.
Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O'Toole described the suspects involve on a News conference on Monday evening. According to King5, O'Toole said they are "Pacific Islander Males" and revealed the three will be booked into the Youth Service Center for investigation of murder. During the arrests, police presented search warrants on several vehicles around the area and obtained handguns. The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms were also working with the authorities in order to test the recovered guns for ballistic evidence.
Investigators also believed that the shooting was possibly a "low-level" drug deal, and the people involve "knew each other or knew of each other." According to ABC News, on the probable cause statement, the juveniles told an informant that one of the victims "owed their mother 500.00 dollars from a drug deal and they went to collect for her." One of the teen also said to the witness that he took the money and heroin.
The two people killed were identified as 45-year-old Jeannine L. Brooks and 33-year-old James Q. Tran. Harborview Medical Center spokeswoman Susan Gregg said Monday those wounded remain at the hospital, with a man and woman in satisfactory condition. She said the other woman wants to keep her condition private.
Authorities also believe at least two of the suspects fired weapons that night. Police recovered one gun during the investigation. They do not believe there are other suspects.
