A 16-year-old boy accused of shooting his girlfriend to death also shot himself in an attempt to make it look like someone else was responsible, prosecutors said.
Matthew D. DuBois has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Mikarah Sanders.
KOMO News normally does not identify juveniles accused of crimes, but prosecutors have charged DuBois as an adult.
According to court documents, DuBois was angry at Sanders because of a comment that an ex-boyfriend had left on her MySpace page.
The two were arguing at an apartment complex at 12445 Ambaum Boulevard SW on New Year’s Eve, and Mikarah was shot once in the face.
Another girl who was in the apartment initially told police that the DuBois was not the gunman, but she later recanted her story and said she lied at DuBois’ request because she was scared of him.
She eventually told investigators that she was in another room when she heard a single gun shot. She looked into the other room and saw DuBois on top of Mikarah, and he told her to call 911, the documents said.
The girl said DuBois then shot himself in the shoulder, told her to lie to police, and went to a different apartment.
Mikarah, who had been shot in the head, was rushed to Harborview Medical Center where she later died.
Neighbors have said that the couple argued constantly before the shooting.
DuBois has prior juvenile convictions for witness tampering, unlawful posession of a firearm, burglary, and auto theft.
He is currently in serious condition in the intensive care unit at Harborview and is scheduled to be arraigned January 13.
If convicted as charged, he could face up to 25 years in prison, prosecutors said.
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