A King County Superior Court jury found a then-20-year-old man acted in self-defense to aid his mother when he fatally shot her boyfriend in 2022 at a Kent house.
The jury found Dondre Butler, 22, not guilty of second-degree murder when the five-week trial wrapped up July 8 at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent. Opening statements began June 10.
Butler fired at least eight shots to kill Carlos Middleton, 45, on Oct. 29, 2022 at a house in the 14300 block of SE 282nd Street, where all three lived, according to charging papers…