A Washington teen has been charged in the killing of a man accused of abusing his sister in “an act of pure vigilantism,” according to court documents filed by the King County Prosecutor’s Office.
On Jan. 29, a woman called police to report that her boyfriend of five to six months had assaulted her by strangulation and caused her to lose consciousness, according to a probable cause statement by a detective in the sheriff’s office. Police say the woman told them a domestic violence incident started when she confronted her boyfriend about his poor care of her daughter, according to the probable cause statement.
When Shoreline police officers arrived at the woman’s home, the boyfriend, identified as Robert D. Anderson, had already left the scene, according to the detective’s statement. As deputies spoke to the woman, her mother and 17-year-old brother arrived.
Deputies say the brother appeared to be very angry, saying, “Where he at, where he at,” and later slammed his hand into the refrigerator, according to the probable cause statement. The teen left the apartment, according to the probable cause statement.