BURIEN, Wash - A 16-year-old boy is under police guard at Harborview Medical Center after authorities say he shot and killed his girlfriend and then shot himself.
The shooting took place at 9:30 p.m. New Year's Eve, inside an apartment at 12445 Ambaum Blvd SW in Burien.
Neighbors say the 16-year-old female victim was the girlfriend of the alleged shooter.
According to upstairs neighbor Carolyn Jimerson, the boy crawled up from his apartment with a bleeding chest wound. The injured teenager then knocked on her door.
"He started falling and said he was shot, and fell to the floor. I didn't think he was going to make it," said Jimerson.
Steinacker says the couple had a tumultuous relationship.
"They were always so loud and fighting so often," she said.
The boy is in serious condition with non life-threatening injuries, according to Sheriff spokesperson Jim Laing.
Neighbor Krista Steinacker said the there were several people at the apartment having a party when gunfire erupted.
"The gunshots. That is what woke me up," she said.
According to a press release from the King County Sheriff's Department, the detectives have not been able to speak to the boy and discover what led up to the shooting.
The Medical Examiner has not released the name of the female victim.
