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FRIDAY, NOV. 27, 2015
Rumors but no leads yet in homicide BY DEAN A. RADFORD
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Renton police investigators have rumors but no leads in the homicide of a 64-year-old Renton man near downtown on Nov. 4. Jerry James Turner died of multiple stab wounds. His death was ruled a homicide by the King County medical examiner. When Renton Police officers arrived at the apartment on Shattuck Avenue South at about 3:45 p.m., they found pieces of a porcelain lamp that likely had been broken over Turner’s head, according to a Renton Police case report. A violent struggle had apparently occurred in the living room, according to the report. Renton Police Commander David Leibman said last week that results from the Washington State Crime lab hopefully will provide leads for investigators. “A couple of names have popped up during the investigation, but we haven’t moved past the rumor stage,” he said.
Not quite Hollywood Friday’s costume contest at the Library’s “Mockingjay” release party gave students a chance to build their best Panembased wardrobe using common materials. Above, Naomi Hale, left, and Marisa Johnson, right, help Myra Tso into costume, while left, Kaela Saechow gets an assist from Annika Crawford. Right, Luke Clingham and Matthew Lee pose as President White and his horse while Justin Baradi looks on.
Committee to decide on Bullet pierces house; Renton man charged council pay BRIAN BECKLEY, Renton Reporter
BY BRIAN BECKLEY
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A single bullet pierced several rooms of a house in the Cascade neighborhood Nov. 11, fired by a Renton man who is now charged with a drive-by shooting. Raheem O. Johnson, 38, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Thursday morning. He is free on $50,000 bail. Johnson called 911 after the shot was fired and waited
for officers at a grocery store parking lot on 140th Avenue Southeast. He told the dispatcher he discharged his gun but he asked for an attorney after officers arrived. But before invoking rights, he told the dispatcher someone was chasing him with bats and hitting his car. The passengerside windshield was heavily damaged. Several family members, including a 5-year-old child, were
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at the house on 121st Avenue Southeast when they heard a loud bang and realized a bullet had hit their house, according to charging documents. No one was hit but they were scared, according to prosecutors. One resident lying down in a front bedroom saw a puff of smoke come from the bedroom wall by the door, according to the incident police report. It was then she realized a
bullet had just flown through her bedroom. She could have been hit had she not been lying down, according to the police report. The family gathered and traced the flight of the bullet: It entered through a bedroom window, passed through bedroom wall and through the living room and into a bedroom and stopped. They called 911. A single shell casing from a [ more DRIVE-BY page 5 ]
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It’s been 14 years since the Renton City Council got a raise and this fall, a commission of five city residents will decide if it’s time to boost the pay of the council’s seven members. Council president Ed Prince said it was time to look at the issue, though he has never been a fan of elected officials giving themselves raises, which is why the independent commission made up of a diverse group of city residents was [ more SALARY page 8 ]
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