Washington Teen Refuses to Tell Cops Why He Shot and Killed Fellow Student:
Douglas Chanthabouly, the 18-year-old gunman of the Foss High School shooting, refuses to give a motive behind his killing of Samnang Kok.
A teenager refused to tell police why he shot and killed a fellow student at Henry Foss High School, saying, “I can’t tell you why, I don’t want it in the news,” according to a probable cause statement filed Thursday.
The motive can’t stay secret for long. Any defense attorney worth his salt will have to use it as part of his defense. Plus, what will the school shooting apologists use as a rallying cry unless the motive is made public?
The article also details the shooting itself…
The probable cause statement, written by county Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Ed Murphy, said Chanthabouly “did not know Mr. Kok, but knew of him.” Witnesses told police that Chanthabouly pointed a handgun at Kok, said “What’s up?” and fired a shot into his face, Murphy wrote. Police believe the shot was fired from no more than a foot away.
The shooter stood over the body and fired twice more, hitting him in the lower left side and left buttock, the statement said.
Shot once in the face and then twice more when down. There’s no doubt in my mind that this shooting was very intentional.
I get the feeling that when the motive is known, that it will be something pettier than we’ve ever heard before.
