Crime & Safety
Manslaughter Charge In Killing Of Edmonds Teen
Gala Zuehlke, 17, was shot and killed on Nov. 30 at her Edmonds home.
EDMONDS, WA - A 16-year-old boy is facing a first-degree manslaughter charge in the Nov. 30 shooting death of a 17-year-old Edmonds-Woodway High School student, according to the Everett Herald.
Gala Zuehlke was found dead Nov. 30 near 4 p.m. in the Edmonds apartment she shared with her father. Police at first thought Zuehlke's death was an accident, but did say a Mountlake Terrace teen was wanted for questioning.
The boy was arrested on Dec. 3 after police learned that he may have been preparing to leave the state.
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According to the Herald, the boy went to Zuehlke's apartment to show her a gun he had. At one point, he allegedly pointed it at her head. The gun went off, and Zuehlke was shot in the face.
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