A Renton teenager awaits his May 1 arraignment at the King County courthouse.
On April 13, 16-year-old Isaias Villalobos called 911 after allegedly shooting a 15-year-old in the chest. In the 911 recording KIRO 7 has obtained, the caller says, “Hello? Hey, uh–I-I shot my friend by accident; please send an ambulance right now. Please! Please!”
Since January of this year, Renton Police Department says there have been two murder/manslaughter incidents linked to firearms in the city, and this incident was one of them. While it’s unknown the age of the other case, the fact this one involved such a young victim and suspect is alarming to the police department.
“For quite a while empirically, we had been talking about the rise in juvenile crime,” said Meghan Black, a spokesperson for the Renton Police Department.
With violent crimes ranging from car thefts to assaults and a slew of different crimes …