9-time felon charged in Seattle night club shooting

SEATTLE -- A 22-year-old Seattle man accused of opening fire on a crowd of people outside a South Lake Union nightclub has been charged with assault and unlawful possession of a firearm.
Prosecutors say Larry Dawson Daley, Jr. shot a 26-year-old man during the gunfight and later pointed the gun at detectives. Two of those officers opened fire on Daley, hitting him twice.
The drama unfolded shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday when security personnel at the Citrus nightclub called 911 to warn police that there might be trouble with the crowd at closing time.
Seattle gang unit detectives arrived on scene, and as people began leaving the club at closing time, Daley allegedly opened fire on the crowd in the parking lot, hitting one person before running away.
From their vantage point, detectives saw the man, later identified as Daley, fire into the crowded parking lot then run across Fairview Avenue North, gun in hand.
Three detectives gave chase and confronted the man. When Daley allegedly pointed the gun at the detectives, two of them opened fire, winging him.
Daley was then taken into custody and detectives recovered his gun and placed it into evidence. He was taken to Harborview Medical Center, where he underwent surgery for the gunshot wounds. He is expected to make a full recovery.
On Thursday, prosecutors charged Daley with two counts of first degree assault and one count of first degree unlawful possession of a firearm. His bail was set at $1 million.
Police say Sunday's shootout was far from Daley's first run-in with the law. He already has nine felony convictions, including three for unlawful firearm possession. He also has felony convictions for theft, attempt to elude, escape and assault.
Prosecutors say Larry Dawson Daley, Jr. shot a 26-year-old man during the gunfight and later pointed the gun at detectives. Two of those officers opened fire on Daley, hitting him twice.
The drama unfolded shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday when security personnel at the Citrus nightclub called 911 to warn police that there might be trouble with the crowd at closing time.
Seattle gang unit detectives arrived on scene, and as people began leaving the club at closing time, Daley allegedly opened fire on the crowd in the parking lot, hitting one person before running away.
From their vantage point, detectives saw the man, later identified as Daley, fire into the crowded parking lot then run across Fairview Avenue North, gun in hand.
Three detectives gave chase and confronted the man. When Daley allegedly pointed the gun at the detectives, two of them opened fire, winging him.
Daley was then taken into custody and detectives recovered his gun and placed it into evidence. He was taken to Harborview Medical Center, where he underwent surgery for the gunshot wounds. He is expected to make a full recovery.
On Thursday, prosecutors charged Daley with two counts of first degree assault and one count of first degree unlawful possession of a firearm. His bail was set at $1 million.
Police say Sunday's shootout was far from Daley's first run-in with the law. He already has nine felony convictions, including three for unlawful firearm possession. He also has felony convictions for theft, attempt to elude, escape and assault.
The problem with laws is that inept human beings often interpret them poorly. It doesn't matter what kind of childhood he had, or his "plight," or whatever over politically incorrect thinking has him still walking the streets, he is a danger to anyone on the planet. This pile of animal waste doesn't care about anyone's life. Put this pile down like the rabid, sickly dangerous animal he is. Don't like putting down monsters? You can always move to Europe.
In 1993, the voters of Washington approved Initiative 593, which found that nearly 50% of the criminals convicted in the state had prior criminal histories and which states:
Punishments for criminal offenses should be proportionate to both the seriousness of the crime and the prior criminal history. By sentencing three-time most serious offenders to prison for life without the possibility of parole, the people intend to: (a) Improve public safety by placing the most dangerous criminals in prison. (b) Reduce the number of serious, repeat offenders by tougher sentencing. (c) Set proper and simplified sentencing practices that both the victims and persistent offenders can understand. (d) Restore public trust in our criminal justice system by directly involving the people in the process.
The initiative amended Rev. Code. Wash. Sec. 9.94A.030 to define a âpersistent offenderâ as one who has been convicted in Washington of any felony considered a âmost serious offenseâ and who had previously been convicted as an offender on at least two separate occasions, in Washington or elsewhere, of felonies that under Washington law would be considered a âmost services offenseâ and would be included in the offender score under the statutory sentencing system (Rev. Code Wash. Sec. 9.94A.525). At least one of these convictions must have occurred
before the commission of any of the other most serious offenses for which the offender was previously convicted (in other words, the two prior convictions must occur on separate âtripsâ through the system).
The initiative defined âmost serious offensesâ to include all class A felonies (crimes such as murder, rape, first-degree assault, and first-degree child molesting), 17 other specific offenses, any other class B felony that the court found was sexually motivated, and any felony involving a deadly weapon.
The initiative created Wash. Rev. Code Sec. 9.94A.570, which requires that a persistent offender be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of release. (Offenders convicted of aggravated murder in the first degree may be sentenced to death.) In addition, persistent offenders are ineligible for community custody, earned release time, furlough, home detention, partial confinement, work crew, work release, any other form of release, or any other form of authorized leave from a correctional facility while not in the direct custody of a corrections officer or officers. The only exceptions are for emergency medical treatment or for commitment to an inpatient treatment facility in the case of an offender convicted of first degree rape.
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Too bad the police just didn't put him out of our misery.
He's 22 with NINE felony convictions and still out wandering the streets racking up new victims. Â Awesome. Â
I find it kind of amusing at how many people are unaware/confused about felony convictions versus the number of "strikes". Just because you are convicted of a felony crime, it does not mean you automatically have a strike counted against you. Here is the law:
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The law is actually called the persistent offender law, and the definition is outlined in section 9.94A.030 of the Revised Code of Washington.
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A persistent offender is defined as someone who:
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(ii) Has, before the commission of the offense under (a) of this subsection, been convicted as an offender on at least two separate occasions, whether in this state or elsewhere, of felonies that under the laws of this state would be considered most serious offenses and would be included in the offender score under RCW 9.94A.525; provided that of the two or more previous convictions, at least one conviction must have occurred before the commission of any of the other most serious offenses for which the offender was previously convicted; or
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(b)(i) Has been convicted of: (A) Rape in the first degree, rape of a child in the first degree, child molestation in the first degree, rape in the second degree, rape of a child in the second degree, or indecent liberties by forcible compulsion; (B) any of the following offenses with a finding of sexual motivation: Murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, homicide by abuse, kidnapping in the first degree, kidnapping in the second degree, assault in the first degree, assault in the second degree, assault of a child in the first degree, assault of a child in the second degree, or burglary in the first degree; or (C) an attempt to commit any crime listed in this subsection (36)(b)(i); and
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(ii) Has, before the commission of the offense under (b)(i) of this subsection, been convicted as an offender on at least one occasion, whether in this state or elsewhere, of an offense listed in (b)(i) of this subsection or any federal or out-of-state offense or offense under prior Washington law that is comparable to the offenses listed in (b)(i) of this subsection. A conviction for rape of a child in the first degree constitutes a conviction under (b)(i) of this subsection only when the offender was sixteen years of age or older when the offender committed the offense. A conviction for rape of a child in the second degree constitutes a conviction under (b)(i) of this subsection only when the offender was eighteen years of age or older when the offender committed the offense.
 @todaysnews Are you serious. How can a 22 year old with 9 felony convictions still be out on the streets? it is because of the King County progressive mind set. Regardless of what the convictions were for,he should have been in prison. It is hard to believe you are defending this guy. Oh you probably are an attorney in King County.
 @Maynard G Krebbs I never defended the guy. All I did was cut and paste the RCW to inform people who think that just because he has 9 felony convictions that he supposed to already have surpassed the "3 strikes law" and already be spending life in prison. How is that defending the guy? And perhaps because he is only 22 years old, that some of the 9 felony convictions could have occurred while he was a juvenile, and therefore, also does not apply to the repeat offender law? I despise felons and lawbreakers just as much as the next person and I'm no attorney, I just try to be informed about the law. Don't know how you came to the conclusion that I was defending the guy.
 @todaysnews  @Maynard G Krebbs plus you wanted to armchair execute him with the rest of us........You are okay in my book....
 @todaysnews There you go, throw actual guidelines and laws at us when we were quite content to armchair execute the guy! Really though, the law itself is only half the issue, the other part is the laughable rehabilitation that apparently didnt do one bit of good helping this guy figure out right from wrong. These guys get thrown into program that supposedly will turn them into productive members of society. The truth is there are not enough successes, and the more crimes (regardless of degree) a thug commits the less likely they will ever become something any of us will ever want as a neighbor.
 @Susabelle I'm all for armchair executing him myself!!
I don't know this guy but I bet he is a crack babe with no daddy.
Let's see a picture of the banger KOMO. I wonder what he looks like.....
sounds like night club security knows exactly who the trouble makers are..glad they called police so this one did not get away so easily.
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now we just need to get those detective more range time "two of them opened fire, winging him"
@barkingmad - That's what I was thinking.Â
Why is he just charged with assault? Do they think when Daley shot into the crowd at random he was just trying to hurt and not kill? I have no problems with guns but I do realize guns are made to kill. I also donât understand how two officers shooting at the suspect only injured that scumb@g
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Do we have a catch and release program for felons? Obviously whatever punishment the state has been handing out is not working on Daley. I will not be surprise when he is out, heâll be committing more crimes and probably kill someone, and it might be an innocent bystander.
We need to get much more liberal w/ the death penalty. Guys like this are just sucking up our valuable air.
Nine time felon? What happened to three strikes your out?
I think that only applies to the big ones like murder, rape and only on taco Tuesdays...
Let's hear the blathering start about gun laws again.
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It's not a gun problem. It's a criminal problem.Time to put this waste of skin away for good.
Why isn't this making the national news like the Florida shooting recently. This was actually worse, shooting into a crowd at random. No shootings are tolerable but it's funny how the media can make one shooting more grand than your standard issue shooting. Every weekend or week the nightlife in Seattle produces a shooting very similar to this. Race is never brought up. But a white person shoots an african american and holy cow you have a story. Black on black isn't news anymore I guess. Every victim is a trajedy but I guess the better national ratings are the ones that rarely happen. Respect one another and be mature and 90% of this would go away. Â
Gee, a multiple felon with a gun doing something stupid? Shocking. I think it's hilarious how there's a segment of society always standing up for criminals like this, where time and time again their own actions prove that they aren't willing or able to co-exist alongside the rest of society.Â
This is getting to be too common. How does the judicial system allow a 9-time felon to be walking around the streets of Seattle.
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On a side note: wouldn't "wounding" be a better word than "winging"?
Lethal injection is to good for this trash. Stretch this POS neck.
He's not supposed to have a gun if he's a convicted felon. Doesn't he know that. Oh yea, gun laws only apply to law abiding citizens, not criminals, which is why we need to keep gun laws as they are.
And it's 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 ,9, 10 strikes and your still free at the old lib state!
Okay, he's only 22 with what will probably be his 10th felony. So here's my question for the judge; Can we make this 10th one the last one, or are we gonna keep allowing him to use the revolving door?
9 Felony convictions at 22 years old? What, did he get like a week and a half sentence for each of the prior convictions? This must be one of the fines examples of King Counties "hug a thug" mentality.
This savage should be placed in a cage and left there for the rest of his life.
9 strikes.....that oughta add up to 3, shouldn't it? We oughta jump him right to death penalty. He's using up our precious air.
As a society, why do we allow these zombies to continue their rampage against humanity? This scumbag is stealing the very air I breathe. I hope he meets his "Maker" very soon. I'm afraid our "courts" will allow him his "human" rights though.....sad....**facepalm**.
It is not a policy of KOMO to investigate any state agency, they leave that to KING5!
Most of his felonies happened when he was 14-16
@SolntsevskayaBratva And that makes a difference, how? 9 felonies. Sounds like he's lucky not to have killed anyone yet.Â
 @SolntsevskayaBratva Most of them? Does that mean he almost got rehabilitated? The thing is this is what he was CAUGHT doing......... That is the only thing he will be sorry about, he got caught.
Nine time felon at the tender age of 22? Maybe Washington should consider an Eight Strikes You're Out law?
 @Getov Mylon Apparently we cant even follow our own guidance in sending these guys away. I dont think drawing another line in the sand will work..............Well okay, you get 4 times and you are really out this time mister, no? Well next time, you just wait and see we will send you away for a long long time, no? not this time, but NEXT time, yeah next time....we will get you then, so dont be bad any more. It really isnt funny, but I dont even know how to get my head around it.
"He also has felony convictions for theft, attempt to allude, escape and assault." Allude? Really? How about  elude.
 @rlm98253 Nice catch.
About a year ago the Great State Of Washington decided that the crime rate was on a downward turn, therefore someone or more than one fool in Olympia, decided they should close prisons down, we are currently 900 beds short, and yet all you read or hear, is about thugs doin thug things, where is the downward spiral other than societies future. This bonehead should have seen LWOP for his previous crimes.
What ever happened to the 3 strikes you are out law on this guy?
At 22 and 9 felons is outrages, this kid is so young and he just threw away his life. To bad for him, I won't be shedding a tear for him.
 @Just my say I think he threw his life away 6 felonies ago. We just forgot to lock him up.
 @Susabelle I hope you don't think I'm saying he threw his life away because he hit 10. I agree with you on this one. I think its really outrages that he even had a chance to get this many.
 @Just my say Of course not! I was being a smarty........ I've seen enough of your posts to know better than to think you had any sympathy going for this guy.....
and they want to abolish death penalty? are they frigging out of their minds??
Just put him to sleep...
Wow, from a career criminal. Who could have foreseen this? Who else is tired of pretending they are all better following their last release?Â
@Citizen#3457899654 as A correctional professional for the State, I am sick and tired of hearing about how programs are working, well they are not..seen first hand. The majority of our prized population go to these programs to try and manipulate the sponsors,guests and volunteers or obtain some kind of gift from them. I have seen plenty of sponsors return and end up on their visit list, guess what you wont change them..just put some more money on your low self esteem burger machine vending card and try to manipulate them to change..good luck.
 @Booradley Well, looks like another one is coming back to you........sorry about that, sounds like he is a real winner.......
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I for one would appreciate it if you can.
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I worked for DOC years ago at a few facilities in admin. I appreciate the work you do. That is a very tough job.
Hopefully we will keep him longer and without all the fluff of our current administrations ways.