After months of investigating, Federal Way Police apprehended a teenager this week after a toddler was shot and killed outside a restaurant earlier this year.
That shootout occurred outside of an IHOP back in April, leaving a 2-year-old dead. Nearly six months to the day, 17-year-old Jayson Jack has been apprehended and charged, thanks to the tireless work of detectives and law enforcement.
According to court documents, the alleged shooter opened fire at the victim’s father while he was sitting in an IHOP parking lot waiting for his girlfriend to get off work.
Investigators say it all ties back to arguments between Jack and the toddler’s father, following fights involving family members. In fact, they say it was one of those family members that tipped Jack off to that individual’s whereabouts.
Jack was formally charged with first-degree murder, as well as two counts of first-degree attempted murder, all with firearm enhancements and all appear to be a targeted attack.
“This was a priority for us from the beginning because it was an innocent two-year-old in a car. And, Dad really was innocent too, right? He was ambushed by this person,” says Kyle Buchanan, a Commander with the Federal Way Police Department. “And, so we made it a priority from the beginning.”