The man who fatally shot a Kent-Meridian High School student at Big 5 in Renton now faces between 20 and 28 years in prison.
On May 8, after a little under two days of deliberating, a 12-person jury found Aaron Brown Myers, 52, guilty of second-degree murder and second-degree assault. These charges stem from a June 5, 2024, incident where Myers was in his vehicle at Big 5 in Renton, and saw Hazrat Ali Rohani, 17, with his friends walking to Big 5 with BB guns. Myers pointed a firearm at the group, held one of the boys on the ground, and then fatally shot Rohani when he put his arms down.
Opening statements for Myers’ trial occurred the morning of April 23, and closing statements occurred the morning of May 6. Following the reading of the jury’s verdict, Myers then proceeded to hug family members before officers took him into custody…