A 15-year-old Washington state boy accused of murdering his parents and three siblings inside their home was barred from contact with his only surviving sister during a hearing Tuesday.
The boy, whose name is not being released because of his age, waived his right to appear in court Tuesday for an initial hearing before Judge Patricia H. Clark Child and Family Justice Center in Seattle, the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office said in a statement. did.
Prosecutors asked a judge to charge the teen with five counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder. The suspect's attorney said the boy had no criminal history. A charging decision is expected to be made later this week.
The judge also ordered the boy to have no contact with anyone who prosecutors said was a surviving next of kin.
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Police described the shooting as a domestic violence incident. (FOX13 Seattle KCPQ)
The surviving family member, identified as an 11-year-old girl, was shot twice before fleeing her Fall City home in the early Monday morning shooting.
Law enforcement officials responded around 5 a.m. to reports of a shooting at the home and immediately took one teen into custody, and another injured boy was taken to a Seattle hospital. When officers entered the home, they found the bodies of two adults and three juveniles.
The shooting occurred early Monday morning in the Lake Alice neighborhood of Fall City, Washington. (FOX13 Seattle KCPQ)
King County Sheriff's Office spokesman Mike Mellis said investigators believe the people killed were shot. Their names and causes of death have not yet been released.
The 11-year-old girl was in “satisfactory condition” at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Tuesday, hospital officials said. Police initially said the injured person was a teenage boy.
One teen was taken into custody and a second teen was hospitalized with gunshot wounds. Officers found three other juveniles, two adults and two adults dead at the scene. (FOX13 Seattle KCPQ)
The 15-year-old boy is being held at the King County Juvenile Detention Center and no other arrests are scheduled, Mellis said.
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The parents were identified as Mark and Sarah Humiston. King TV reported. Mark reportedly worked as an electrician, but few details about his family have been revealed.
the neighbor said fox 13 seattle A couple and their five children live in the house, and the family is described as polite. Others added that their children were homeschooled and helped their parents and neighbors with projects.
Local residents held a vigil for the family Tuesday night.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
