A bystander was inadvertently killed by a stray bullet fired in self-defense during an attempted robbery in unincorporated Renton, according to King County prosecutors.
Fernando Gastelum Jr., 28, was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the alleged burglary and attempted robbery on March 27 that ended in the death of 64-year-old Johnny E. Willing.
Gastelum did not fire at Willing — he is charged with murder for causing Willing’s death in the course of another crime, King County prosecutors argue. The man who fired the fatal shot was shooting at Gastelum in lawful self-defense,” according to prosecutors…