Police arrest teen in Rainier Valley double homicide case

SEATTLE (AP) — An 18-year-old man was arrested in Washington state in a shooting that left two people dead last month in Rainier Beach, authorities said.

Detectives tracked the suspect to Federal Way, where he was arrested Sunday and booked into the King County jail for investigation of homicide and illegal possession of a firearm.

The U.S. Marshal’s office and Rainier Valley SWAT team assisted in the arrest, authorities said.

A large group of people had gathered in the parking lot of a Rainier Beach grocery store on May 23 before shots were fired, causing the group to scatter, police said.

The King County medical examiner’s office identified the men as Christopher Wilson Jr., 35, and Christopher Roberts Jr., 23.

The name of the suspect was not released.