SHORELINE — The body of a teen-age boy was found in a wooded area near the public library in this suburb of Seattle, a King County sheriff’s spokesman said.
Shoreline police were called Thursday evening and directed to the body by a group of teens, sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. John Urquhart said. Several in the group said they had known about the body since Wednesday.
The 16-year-old victim apparently died of a gunshot wound, Urquhart said.
Two teens came to look at the body after hearing about it at school.
One witness notified a librarian, who called 911.
The sheriff’s office arrested a 13-year-old early Friday for investigation of manslaughter. The investigation was continuing.
Judge rules for fired deputy: A Seattle judge ruled Friday in favor of a King County sheriff’s deputy who was fired for excessive force during the 1999 World Trade Organization protests. King County Superior Court Judge Suzanne Barnett ruled against the sheriff’s office, which had appealed an arbitrator’s decision to reinstate John Vanderwalker, who remains on the force. Sheriff Dave Reichert said he would not appeal the ruling. He said in a statement he was disappointed by the decision, adding: "There was a very high burden of proof required to convince a judge to reconsider the arbitrator’s ruling." Vanderwalker was fired in April 2000 for using excessive force during the WTO protests. He had been videotaped kicking a female first-aid worker in the street and pepper-spraying two women in their car on Dec. 1, 1999. Reichert also claimed Vanderwalker lied to cover up the incidents.
Airport security screener held on immigration charge: A Seattle-Tacoma International Airport security screener has been arrested on an immigration charge, leading a government lawyer to question the adequacy of background checks. Immigration and Naturalization Service agents said Regina Angulo-Barrios, 51, of Colombia, overstayed a tourist visa and bought a fake residency card to get hired. She was turned over to U.S. marshals and arrested Thursday. When asked whether other airport workers could face charges, assistant U.S. attorney Don Reno said, "There will be more to follow." Immigration officials would not comment. Angulo-Barrios, who entered the country in Miami in February 1999 and now faces deportation, was scheduled to appear Friday in U.S. District Court.
Families sue police over comments in drug talk: Two families are suing the city of Chelan after a police officer allegedly told a sixth-grade class the families "were nothing but drug dealers." The lawsuit, which also names police officer Levi Ferguson, contends Ferguson made the remarks during a DARE presentation to Morgen Owings Elementary School on April 24. Ferguson reportedly asked if the students knew the Melvin or Parks families, then asked any members of those families to raise their hands. At least one girl did, said Devin Poulson, the families’ lawyer. "She was standing up raising her hand when he made the comment," Poulson said. The lawsuit contends Ferguson "said that Melvins and Parks were nothing but drug dealers and alcohol users" and broke windows for money. Seven adults and six children related to the Melvin and Parks families filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Chelan County Superior Court.
First-ever shipment of apples as food aid: Orphans in eastern Russia will receive the first apples ever shipped by the United States as foreign food aid. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to send apples to Russia may pave the way for other fruit shipments for foreign aid, and that could help beleaguered growers. The agency spent $1.2 million on its first shipment, which should leave Seattle’s docks on Saturday. The Red Delicious and Gala apples are to arrive in orphanages next month. The aid is a victory for Paul Thomas of Woodinville, who made it his crusade to bring apples to eastern Russian orphans. "Some have never had a bite of an apple in their life, of any fruit. It’s pretty grim," said Thomas, special projects director of Oneonta Trading Co. in Wenatchee.
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