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2 killed, 1 arrested August 20, 2014 Kent gas station disrespect double murder gangster shooting Two men start a fight at a gas station after parking their Cadillac sideways and Leland Russell Jr. is accused of shooting and killing the manager and employee over "disrespect".
In Kent, Washington two men in a Cadillac driven by Leland D. Russell with a friend known only as "Sac", 29, pulled up to a Shell gas station and Wendy's restaurant with music blaring, and went in with a gas can to make a purchase. Then they reparked sideways to block the access drawing complaints. They began yelling at other customers and told one employee "I am not afraid of shooting you. Watch what happens". Store employee Carlos Gonzales asked both Russell and his passenger to leave. As they left, Gonzales and store manager Dave Christianson came to help as Russell's friend returns and shoves Gonzales and a physical fight then ensued between Gonzales and the passenger as manager Christianson tried to intervene and break them apart. Russell returned from his car with a gun and shot the manager and employee at close range, killing them both. Russel told police " said that if he hadn’t shot the men, his friend’s family would have killed him for failing to stand up for him" and it was a matter of disrespect as his friend had endured racial taunts. Russel was arrested and later charged in King County Superior Court with two counts of murder in the first degree with firearm enhancements.
Russell had also allegedly chased a driver while wielding a gun about an hour and a half before, and been investigated twice before for confronting drivers with a gun.
Leland Russell Jr., is accused fatally shooting two employees of the gas station, David Christianson and Carlos Gonzalez. Russell and another man arrived at the busy gas station during the morning commute, blaring loud music, parking erratically at the gas pumps and starting arguments with several customers. Witnesses said the Russell and his friend were rude and combative toward customers and station employees before they were told to leave by the victims. After Russell’s friend started to attack one of the victims, Russell retrieved his gun from his car and shot the two unarmed men multiple times at close range, court documents said.
- Senior Deputy Prosecutor Jessica M. Berliner wrote to the court that, based on the events that morning, "the defendant was intent on creating a situation where he could use his gun." seattlepi
- Russell pleaded guilty last year to hit-and-run after reportedly ramming into a vehicle and firing shots in the air while the victims tried to follow him for his license plate number. He received a suspended sentence. seattlepi
- Russell is Hispanic
- said the dispute started after construction workers at the service station said racial slurs to him and his friend,
- friend is a black man he identified as "Sac."
- Russell as booked into the county jail May 25 for investigation of burglary and harassment in Seattle, according to jail records. He was released two days later on $50,000 bail. kentreporter
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http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Kent-murder-suspect-Victims-finally-came-across-some-real-gangsters-272613571.html
Murder suspect: Victims 'finally came across some real gangsters'
By KOMO Staff Published: Aug 25, 2014 at 1:22 PM PDT
surveillance video shows Russell and his passenger arrived at the gas station with music blaring, then entered the store with a gas can to pay for some gas.
Prosecutors say the pair then left and reparked their Cadillac at the gas pump. After several minutes, the video shows Russell repositioned his car to park perpendicular to the gas pumps, prompting several conversations with other customers near the pumps, prosecutors said.
Eventually Russell reenters store and begins yelling at other customers and an employee, prosecutors said. A witness told detectives he heard Russell say to the employee at this point: "I am not afraid of shooting you. Watch what happens," according to court documents.
Store employee Carlos Gonzales asked both Russell and his passenger to leave, but Russell continued to argue, prosecutors said, referencing the surveillance video.
As Russell and passenger begin to leave, Gonzales and store manager Dave Christianson move to entrance of the store. The video shows Russell's friend returns and shoves Gonzales as Russell runs toward his car, prosecutors said. A physical fight then ensued between Gonzales and the passenger as Christianson tried to intervene and break apart.
The fight moved into the parking lot as Russell returned from his car with a gun. Prosecutors said Russell fired several several shots at Christianson and Gonzales at close range, killing them both
According to prosecutors, Russell said the victims "finally came across some real gangsters, sad to say."
Russell is also under investigation for chasing a driver while wielding a gun about an hour and a half before the shootings. A woman said Russell got out of his car after she honked at him and chased her as she backed up and tried to get away. Prosecutors say Russell pointed a gun at her until she was able to frantically speed away. Prosecutors say Russell has been investigated twice before for confronting drivers with a gun, including this May
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