Teen shot, killed by off-duty guard while returning airsoft gun in Washington

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Washington was shot and killed by an off-duty security guard while he was attempting to return a faulty airsoft gun to a sporting goods store last week.Aaron Brown Myers, 51, was arrested for fatally shooting the teenager outside a Big 5 Sporting Goods store at a strip mall in Renton, Wash. on June 5.

Since the 17-year-old is a minor, his name has been redacted from court documents.Myers told police he believed the teen was carrying a real gun and was about to rob the store, local station KOMO News reported.The Renton Police Department said the boy was walking through the strip mall parking lot with two other teenagers. Myers told authorities he thought the teenager’s airsoft gun, a replica weapon that shoots non-metallic projectiles, was a Glock pistol.He said he did not have time to call 911 because he believed the teenage boys would hurt someone.

Myers alleged they did not obey commands to stop and raise their hands. Both claims have been disputed by prosecutors in the case.According to court filings obtained by KOMO, Myers used a handgun, a Glock 19, to shoot one of the teens seven times, once in the side and six times in the back.Prosecutors argued the use of deadly force was uncalled for since the 17-year-old was facing away from Myers and could not have been considered a threat.Myers has been charged with second-degree murder and second-degree assault.Homicide Update
The 51-year-old suspect from Newcastle, WA, is being held in the King County Jail on $2 million bail after a judge found probable cause for Murder 2.

The suspect is accused of shooting a 17-year-old from Kent Wednesday evening in the 600 block of Grady Way. pic.twitter.com/rSebajRRqU— Renton Police Dept.