Victim’s mother: Man shot, killed over PlayStation argument in North Seattle
A 27-year-old man has died after being shot over an apparent argument over a PlayStation on Wednesday night.
SEATTLE – A 27-year-old Seattle man is dead after his mother says he was shot during a dispute involving a PlayStation Wednesday night. Police arrested a 19-year-old suspect just two days later.
Police were called to a shooting around 9 p.m. on April 5 near Nathan Hale High School on 30th Ave. NE.
It’s unclear exactly what happened, but the victim’s mother said her son was defending a woman who was trying to get her PlayStation back from another man. Some sort of altercation took place, and then her son was shot, she told FOX 13.
The victim was taken to Harborview Medical Center and was taken off life support on Thursday, his family said.
He has been identified by family as Anthoni Jamez “AJ” Orozco. He leaves behind a 5-year-old daughter.
His mother, Amy Morris-Ehlo, got the call about her son at 2:30 a.m. She was in Arizona at the time and frantically booked a plane ticket to see him in his last moments.
Because the shooter fired a damaging, hollow-point bullet, the surgeon told her she didn’t have much time.
“She was very kind, but she said he will most likely die while you are in the air,” said Morris-Ehlo.
The nurses flew into action, acting as her angels, as she traveled. They set up calls for her so she could talk to her son and ask that he hang on a little longer.
“They allowed me to FaceTime … to tell him I was coming. I just wanted him to wait so I could say goodbye. I just wanted him to be warm. I wanted him to be my kid for a few minutes, even though I knew he was going to die today. I knew he wasn’t going to live,” said Morris-Ehlo.
She was able to reach his bedside and hold his hand for about an hour before he died.
“I would do anything to have him back,” said Morris-Ehlo. “I just wanted to hear his voice one more time and I didn’t get that. I just wanted him to sit up and talk to me. This young man, whoever he is, took that away from me, and it’s going to be hard for a long time.”
Police said on Saturday that a 19-year-old man was taken into custody and booked into King County Jail for investigation of murder. SWAT and SPD detectives arrested the suspect Friday night.
If you have any information on the shooting, contact the SPD Homicide Tip Line at (206) 233-5000. You can also submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound at 1-800-222-TIPS or through the P3 Tips App. You could get a reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest.
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