The Brief
- A verdict was announced in the case of an off-duty armed security guard who shot and killed a teen at a Big 5 store in Renton in 2024.
- On May 8, Aaron Brown Myers was found guilty of murder and assault in the case. He claimed he acted to prevent a robbery, but investigators found the victim was carrying an airsoft gun and the teens had initially complied with his commands.
- Surveillance footage and witness accounts showed Myers continued to fire while standing over the teenager after he had fallen to the ground.
KING COUNTY, Wash. – A jury found Aaron Brown Myers, 51, guilty of murder and assault for the 2024 shooting of a teenager outside a Renton sporting goods store.
Myers, an off-duty armed security guard, claimed he shot the teen because he believed the boy was armed and preparing to rob the business.
The backstory:
Myers confronted three teenagers outside a Big 5 Sporting Goods store at the Renton Village Shopping Center in June 2024. …