Suspect pleads not guilty in shooting deaths of Renton women and 9-year-old girl; bail set at $10M

The man accused of killing two women and a 9-year-old girl in Renton in July was back in a Kent courtroom Wednesday to face a judge and enter his plea.

The courtroom was emotional as 46-year-old Steve Vasquez entered “not guilty” pleas to three charges of first-degree murder at Kent’s Regional Justice Center.

He is accused of shooting and killing his girlfriend, 46-year-old Darcey Moore, her sister, 39-year-old Jamie Ray, and Moore’s 9-year-old daughter, Alexia Garcia, at the Hillcrest Terrace Apartments on July 19. All three were shot in the head twice, according to prosecutors…

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