Homocide suspect arrested in Renton

The following detail was in the Seattle Times this morning:

Man arrested in 2006 fatal shooting in Renton

A 27-year-old man wanted in connection with a 2006 fatal shooting outside a Renton bar was booked into jail Monday afternoon.

By Sara Jean Green

Seattle Times staff reporter

And here is more info from Denis Law:

A 27-year-old man wanted in connection with a 2006 fatal shooting outside a Renton bar was booked into jail Monday afternoon.

William Adam Gray was charged with second-degree murder in November 2006 and a warrant was issued for his arrest, according to documents filed in King County Superior Court. He is suspected of fatally shooting 19-year-old Sanelive Hikila and wounding Vita Moimoi, now 19, in a parking lot across from Pounders Bar & Grill at 221 Main Ave. S. in Renton, just before 2 a.m. on Nov. 5, 2006.

Gray was also charged with first-degree assault and unlawful possession of a firearm in connection with the shooting.

According to charging papers, a fight broke out between a group of people as the bar was closing and patrons were ushered outside. During the fight, “a male known to witnesses as ‘D.I.’ moved toward Hikila and Moimoi and shot both at close range,” the papers say. The shooter fled in a red Chevrolet Caprice. Officers later found two .380-caliber casings in the parking lot.

Renton police released surveillance photos to the media and a citizen recognized Gray from a television news cast, court papers say. Witnesses, including a Pounders employee who had tried to break up the fight, later identified Gray as the shooter from a photo montage.

The circumstances leading to Gray’s arrest on Monday were unclear.

The King County Sheriff’s Office issued the warrant for Gray’s arrest but sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. John Urquhart said he couldn’t determine which police agency was responsible for apprehending Gray.

Gray was booked into the Regional Justice Center in Kent just after 5:30 p.m. Monday, jail records show. He was booked on investigation of second-degree murder, domestic-violence malicious mischief and for failing to appear in court on a drug charge.

Gray has previous felony assault convictions, including the shooting of another man, court records say. According to charging papers, he also failed to show up in court for his arraignment on the second-degree murder charge.

Denis Law