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Man Sentenced to over 25 Years for Shooting, Killing Teen Outside Big 5 in Renton
A King County jury found Myers guilty after surveillance footage contradicted his self-defense claim in the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old student.
- On Tuesday, Aaron Myers received a prison sentence of just over 25 years for the fatal 2024 shooting of 17-year-old Hazrat Ali Rohani outside a Renton Big 5 Sporting Goods store.
- Myers, a retired Navy veteran, confronted Rohani and his friends on June 5, 2024, mistakenly believing they intended to commit "armed robbery" with their airsoft guns.
- Surveillance footage contradicted Myers' claims, showing the teen with empty hands raised before Myers fired. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Elaine Lee described the shooting as an unjustified assault.
- A King County Superior Court jury convicted Myers in May of second-degree murder and assault, with nearly seven years added for the felony firearm offense.
- Court records revealed Myers previously intervened in a March 2022 incident where he mistakenly followed a person he suspected was armed, though officers determined the individual posed no threat.
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Renton Big 5 shooter gets 25 years for Kent teen’s murder
A 53-year-old Newcastle man received a prison sentence of just over 25 years for the 2024 Renton Big 5 Sporting Goods fatal shooting of a 17-year-old Kent teen.
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