A pair of Seattle, Washington-area teens accused of tying a younger boy to a tree and “disemboweling” him in a possible gang-related attack earlier this month have been charged as adults.
Everett Police responded to the area of Olympic Drive and Rainier Drive in the early morning hours of December 17 after a 911 caller said that a teenager covered in blood was at their home, FOX13 reported.
Upon arrival, officers observed a 14-year-old victim with “obvious stab wounds,” the department said in a news release.
No suspects were present at the scene, believed to have “fled on foot,” police said.
By December 18, two 17-year-olds who were “known” to the victim were arrested in their respective homes, the release stated.
According to FOX13, all three teens are students at Lakewood High School in Arlington.
Court documents obtained by the outlet revealed more gruesome details of the incident, including that it may have been a gang-related setup involving a girl.
Security footage from the 911 caller’s front door shows a “disemboweled” and naked teen ringing the doorbell while “struggling to breathe,” the outlet reported of probable cause documents.
The boy’s injuries were described as “traumatic,” including a letter “N” that had been carved into his chest.
The young teen told police that he had been stabbed in the nearby Lions Park, and that one of the suspects was a member of the “Norteños” — which the City of Everett describes as “a group of Latino street gangs with origins in northern California.”
The 14-year-old told police that he had been in communication with a girl over social media, and agreed to meet her on the evening of December 16, court documents stated.
