News Stories for April 2008
Stories for Sunday, April 27
Men Assaulted On Kent Soccer Field
Instead of sport and play, police said a soccer field at Kent Meridian High School was the sight of revenge and violence.Kent police said two men, in their mid 20s, showed up to the Hispanic Soccer League game Sunday morning at French Field and attacked a man who was sitting ...
One Dead, One Injured In Silverdale Crash
One man is dead and another is critically injured after a crash in Silverdale, said police.Around 10:15 p.m., two men in a Dodge Shadow were speeding southbound on Northwest Myhre Road and went through a red light, according to police.A man and woman at the intersection in a Jeep hit ...
Wrong-Way Driver Arrested On I-5
A wrong-way driver was arrested after he crashed head-on with a SUV sending the driver to the hospital, said police.Shortly after 4 a.m. Sunday the Washington State Patrol received reports of a wrong-way vehicle on southbound Interstate 5 between milepost 106 and 107 in Thurston County.According to police, 20-year-old Thor ...
Stories for Saturday, April 26
Ex-School Counselor Gets 5 Years For Raping Student
A former Puyallup junior high school counselor convicted of raping a student was sentenced Friday to five years in prison by a Pierce County judge.Forty-year-old Diane Amanda Hillman worked as a counselor at Ballou Junior High School when she began a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl.Hillman pleaded guilty in ...
Candlelight Vigil Held For Killed PLU Students
A candlelight vigil was held on the campus of Pacific Lutheran University for two students who died after a head-on crash in Central Washington. Two other people were also injured in the accident.PLU students Jocelyn Denham of Bend, Ore., and Brady Freeman of Tonasket were boyfriend and girlfriend. The 21-year-olds ...
Man Dies After Four-Hour Standoff With Police
A man died after a four-hour standoff with police that started when he displayed a handgun.Bellingham police responded to a call of disorderly conduct in the 2700 block of Humboldt Street Friday around 5 p.m.After the police arrived and spoke with people, all but 24-year-old David Duncan Clark left the ...
Avalanche Control Work Completed On I-90
Avalanche control work has been completed on Snoqualmie Pass. The Washington Department of Transportation reports the roadway is open and traffic is moving in both directions.
Stories for Friday, April 25
Woman Sentenced In Fatal Wrong-Way Crash
A woman convicted of vehicular homicide in a fatal crash on Interstate 5 last year has been sentenced to more than six years in prison, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.Prosecutors said Cerrissa Christensen, 27, killed a passenger in the other vehicle, 18-year-old Bawny McQuistin, and critically injured her boyfriend, the ...
Police Arrest Man In Des Moines Shooting
A man has been taken into custody in connection with a deadly shooting in Des Moines, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.Des Moines Police responded to a shooting at 223rd and 24th Avenue South Friday afternoon. On arrival, police said they found a man dead of a gunshot wound outside his ...
Driver Hit Teen Pedestrian In Burien
A 73-year-old man driving a car struck a 14-year-old girl walking on 116th Street Southwest in Burien, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reporter Kyle Moore said the man suffered some kind of medical emergency that caused his car to veer off the road and strike the teen ...
Police Investigate Tulalip Baby’s Death
A baby found unconscious in a home on the Tulalip Reservation has died after he was taken off life support, said police.Police said medics administered CPR to a 6-month-old boy after they were called to a home on the reservation April 10.The baby was transported to Children's Hospital, and according ...
RV Crash Deaths Under Investigation
Braking problems, collapsing walls and poorly secured cabinets: These are the RV industry's deadliest secrets.We know because KIRO Team 7 Investigators just spent months analyzing hundreds of fatal luxury motor home crashes both nationwide and here in the Pacific Northwest.Investigative Reporter Chris Halsne exposes how some loose safety standards are ...
Gay, Anti-Gay Demonstrations Held At Mt. Si High School
About 250 protesters and counter-protesters have been yelling and arguing outside Mount Si High School in Snoqualmie about gay and lesbian students.Student organizers say the Day of Silence supports students who fear retaliation because of their sexual orientation.A protest against the Day of Silence organized by the Rev. Ken Hutcherson ...
Lakewood Police Investigate Deadly Party Shooting
Lakewood police are investigating a fatal shooting at a party early Friday morning.KIRO 7 first reported that the shooting happened just after 3 a.m. at a house in the 100 block of Lakeview Avenue Southwest, just west of Pacific Highway Southwest in Lakewood.Police said the shooting took place at a ...
Man Shot And Killed In Lakewood.
Police are investigating a deadly shooting in Lakewood.A man in his 20's was killed early this morning near 109th Street Southwest and Lakeview Avenue Southwest.Police arrested one person at a nearby apartment complex are are still looking for a couple more people. Lakewood Police say they believe the people invovled ...
Skateboarder Killed Identified As UW Dean’s List Student
A Dean’s List freshman at the University of Washington has been identified as the skateboarder who collided with a Metro bus and died.The King County Medical Examiner's office identified the victim as 19-year-old Chase Anderson. Friends said he was a business major at UW. VIDEO: Skateboarder Killed Was Standout UW ...
Stories for Thursday, April 24
Strange Door Knockers In West Seattle Neighborhood
West Seattle residents are talking about a man or men who approach people in their homes, saying they just want to talk.Police said this man or men have not committed any crimes, but they fear that's what the men have in mind.Larry Carpenter, a West Seattle resident, said the man ...
Police: Confessed Killer Can't Stand Trial, Can't Stay In Hospital
A man who confessed to killing his girlfriend, according to police, may be close to walking out of jail, without ever standing trial.According to probable cause documents, 29-year-old Thomas Shane O'Hagan admitted stabbing Maria Flesher 50 times in October of 2004, then stuffing her body into a plastic tub.Since his ...
Man Convicted Of Strangling, Beating Fiance To Death
A man was convicted Thursday of second-degree murder in the death of his fiancé in 2001.Dan Donohoe of the King County Prosecutor's Office said Sione Lui was found guilty in the death of Elaina Boussiacos.Police said Lui murdered Boussiacos in their Woodinville home after she broke off her engagement to ...
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