The Brief
- The 2024 murders of Amarr Murphy-Paine and Mobarak Adam remain unsolved despite occurring near local schools in broad daylight.
- Seattle police and other agencies claim HB 1140 — which mandates a lawyer be present for juvenile questioning — delays fact-finding and leads to immediate silence from suspects.
- While law enforcement seeks changes, some lawmakers defend the law as a protection of civil rights, though updates to the bill are currently under consideration in the Senate.
With cases involving teen victims consistently making headlines, renewed concern is surfacing regarding a specific Washington law that some investigators say makes it harder to solve criminal cases involving young people.
Two years after the shooting death of 17-year-old Amarr Murphy-Paine, Seattle police say the murder remains an open and active investigation.
Despite the shooting occurring outside Garfield High School in the middle of the day in the summer of 2024, no suspect has been arrested. Investigators say Murphy-Paine was attempting to break up a fight when he was killed.…