$1 million bail for suspect in killing of 13-year-old Pacific boy
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SEATTLE - A 19-year-old man suspected of killing his girlfriend's 13-year-old brother in a Pacific apartment unit was ordered held on $1 million bail Saturday.
A King County Superior Court judge found there's good reason to keep the suspect, Brandon Suhr, in custody at the King County jail as he faces possible charges of first-degree burglary, kidnapping - and murder.
Pacific Police Department spokeswoman Stephanie Shook said officers were called to the Cobble Court Apartments at 600 Ellingson Road just after 3 a.m. Friday when a man called 911 to report that his 13-year-old son and 16-year-old daughter were missing.
Officers searched the apartment unit where the family lives and found the 13-year-old dead of "homicidal violence" inside a bedroom, Shook said. The girl was not in the apartment.
Police later found the victim's 16-year-old sister with Suhr, who is her boyfriend, at an Algona home about 1 1/2 miles away. Authorities won't say if the girl was there against her will - but they do say she was treated for minor injuries.
Police arrested Suhr and booked him into jail. But investigators won't divulge why he's their suspect until they've tracked all of his movements.
Meanwhile, KOMO News has learned some unsettling things about Suhr.
Court records show he's fascinated by the occult and vampires - and goes by the name "Master Dante 666" online.
"He's just a disturbed young man," says neighbor Ginger Higginson.
She and other residents of the apartment complex where police discovered the 13-year-old boy's body say a crime like this is beyond comprehension.
They know Suhr is innocent until proven guilty - yet they wonder.
"What would cause a young man to hurt a child?" says Higginson. "Why would you kill?"
The victim's name has not been released, but police say he was a seventh-grader at Mount Baker Middle School in Auburn.
Grief counselors are volunteering to be at the apartment complex for neighbors - and the victim's friends and family.
It touches your heart. It breaks your heart. It makes you hurt for them," says counselor Roxanne Nelson. "We just want to reach out a hand and be a presence and help them through this."
And residents may need a shoulder. Some are finding it hard to cope with such a disturbing crime.
"It's frustrating. It's confusing. It's also community-destroying," says one woman.
"It makes you question everything."
Suhr's criminal record shows that police investigated the teenager last month on suspicion of displaying a weapon, disorderly conduct and threats to do harm.
A King County Superior Court judge found there's good reason to keep the suspect, Brandon Suhr, in custody at the King County jail as he faces possible charges of first-degree burglary, kidnapping - and murder.
Pacific Police Department spokeswoman Stephanie Shook said officers were called to the Cobble Court Apartments at 600 Ellingson Road just after 3 a.m. Friday when a man called 911 to report that his 13-year-old son and 16-year-old daughter were missing.
Officers searched the apartment unit where the family lives and found the 13-year-old dead of "homicidal violence" inside a bedroom, Shook said. The girl was not in the apartment.
Police later found the victim's 16-year-old sister with Suhr, who is her boyfriend, at an Algona home about 1 1/2 miles away. Authorities won't say if the girl was there against her will - but they do say she was treated for minor injuries.
Police arrested Suhr and booked him into jail. But investigators won't divulge why he's their suspect until they've tracked all of his movements.
Meanwhile, KOMO News has learned some unsettling things about Suhr.
Court records show he's fascinated by the occult and vampires - and goes by the name "Master Dante 666" online.
"He's just a disturbed young man," says neighbor Ginger Higginson.
She and other residents of the apartment complex where police discovered the 13-year-old boy's body say a crime like this is beyond comprehension.
They know Suhr is innocent until proven guilty - yet they wonder.
"What would cause a young man to hurt a child?" says Higginson. "Why would you kill?"
The victim's name has not been released, but police say he was a seventh-grader at Mount Baker Middle School in Auburn.
Grief counselors are volunteering to be at the apartment complex for neighbors - and the victim's friends and family.
It touches your heart. It breaks your heart. It makes you hurt for them," says counselor Roxanne Nelson. "We just want to reach out a hand and be a presence and help them through this."
And residents may need a shoulder. Some are finding it hard to cope with such a disturbing crime.
"It's frustrating. It's confusing. It's also community-destroying," says one woman.
"It makes you question everything."
Suhr's criminal record shows that police investigated the teenager last month on suspicion of displaying a weapon, disorderly conduct and threats to do harm.
