Teen arrested for fatally shooting man in Greenwood robbery
Mar 3, 2014, 5:58 AM | Updated: 9:41 am
Police tape can is seen in the parking lot at N. 85th and 1st Ave. NW in North Seattle where police investigated the shooting of 54-year-old David Peterson. (KIRO Radio/Brandi Kruse)
(KIRO Radio/Brandi Kruse)
A teen will go before a judge Monday and is expected to be charged with murder, accused of shooting a 54-year-old man in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood last Sunday.
Police say a 17-year-old teenager has been arrested for the shooting death of David Peterson.
Peterson had called 911 saying he was being robbed when he was on his nightly walk. He was found in a car with a single gunshot wound in the parking lot near North 85th and 1st Avenue NW.
Peterson’s wallet was on him, but detectives say his cell phone was stolen.
Saturday morning, police arrested the teen, that KING 5 News identified as a Ballard High School student who is known to be a transient.
The arrest was made at Sea-Tac Airport as the teen attempted to board a plane.
Seattle police now say there are no other suspects in the case.
MyNorthwest.com’s Alyssa Kleven contributed to this report.
