Suspect in Jack in the Box shooting in custody
May 25, 2012, 5:03 AM | Updated: 6:06 am
A suspect in the May 16 fatal shooting at a south Seattle parking lot is now in custody.
King County Jail records show Troy D. Sanders was booked on a second-degree murder charge before 3 a.m. Friday with bail set at $2 million.
The 26-year-old was charged Wednesday in the death of 31-year-old Courtney Taylor following an altercation in the restaurant parking lot.
According to charging documents released Wednesday by the King County Prosecutor’s Office, Sanders was filming a rap video in the parking lot of a Jack in the Box restaurant when he and Taylor got into an altercation over a necklace.
Witnesses said that Sanders then fled the scene in a black Mercedes. His sister later told detectives that Sanders had confessed to his involvement in the murder, according to court documents.
Taylor also is a rapper, but it’s unknown if that was a factor in the shooting.
Responding police said a hostile crowd prevented emergency responders from reaching the victim for about five minutes.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
