The Brief
- Authorities arrested a 25-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman in connection with the fatal shooting and robbery of a 17-year-old boy last week.
- Pierce County sheriff’s deputies said the two suspects were taken into custody in separate arrests in Snohomish County and at a Tulalip Walmart.
- The victim was identified as Braylon Daniel Diaz, a Washington High School junior who family members say died while trying to protect his girlfriend.
PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. – Authorities arrested a man and a woman in connection with the deadly shooting of a 17-year-old boy in Parkland last week.
Arrests made in robbery, deadly shooting of Parkland teen
What we know:
According to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office, on Sunday at around 11:30 p.m., the Tulalip Police Department sent a message saying that officers arrested a 26-year-old woman at a Tulalip Walmart. A 25-year-old male suspect that had been with her earlier in the day had been arrested by Snohomish County Sheriff’s deputies. Both suspects are facing charges of first-degree murder, first-degree robbery and drive-by shooting.
The backstory:…