SEATTLE — King County Judge Veronica Galván will announce her decision Wednesday afternoon on whether to move the case of a 17-year-old accused of fatally shooting his parents and three siblings inside their Lake Alice-area home to adult court.
The decline hearing spanned roughly two weeks and took place nearly two years after the Oct. 21, 2024, killings. The judge’s ruling will determine where the teen stands trial and shape his potential sentence. If convicted in juvenile court, he could be released by age 23. An adult court conviction would carry a sentence of 25 years to life.
Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Jason Brookhyser argued that planning, rather than a moment of chaos, drove the killings…