A dispute over a stolen family heirloom turned deadly in a Federal Way mall parking lot the night before Thanksgiving, leaving one man dead and two brothers facing serious consequences.
A worker’s close call
Trever Jones was wrapping up his work shift near the Commons at Federal Way on Wednesday around 10:17 p.m. when he learned about the tragic incident. He had left the area just minutes before gunfire erupted in the parking lot, making the news even more jarring when it reached him.
The revelation that violence had occurred so close to where he had been working left Jones shaken. His reaction mirrored that of many in the community who struggled to process how a confrontation could escalate so quickly to a fatal outcome.
The confrontation unfolds
According to court records and the initial police investigation, the deadly shooting stemmed from accusations that a 26-year-old Fall City man had stolen a gun belonging to the grandfather of two brothers. The family heirloom’s disappearance set off a chain of events that would end in tragedy.
The two brothers decided to confront their friend about the alleged theft. They tracked him down to the Commons at Federal Way, where a pursuit began in the mall parking lot. What started as an attempt to recover stolen property quickly spiraled into a violent confrontation…