Two 15-year-old boys suspected in the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old man during an apparent botched drug robbery in a Hazel Dell parking lot appeared Thursday morning in Clark County Juvenile Court to face murder allegations.
Tristan A. Cienfuegos and Oriley J. Huynh each face an allegation of first-degree murder in the death of Gage Allan Kiser of Vancouver.
Judge Derek Vanderwood did not set bail for either boy. The judge did not allow photos of the teens to be taken in court.
A third suspect, 17-year-old Terrance J. Busby, appeared Wednesday in Superior Court. He also stands accused of first-degree murder and is the suspected getaway driver, according to the prosecution.
Senior Deputy Prosecutor Kasey Vu said during Busby’s first appearance that the three defendants had planned to rob Kiser of marijuana.
Deputies and medics were dispatched about 2:30 p.m. Monday to Pacific 63 Center, 6204 N.E. Highway 99, for multiple reports of a shooting. The shopping center is home to a number of businesses.
Multiple 911 callers told dispatchers that a man had been shot in the stomach, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Witnesses pulled Kiser from his still-running Jeep and attempted CPR before police and medics arrived. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the sheriff’s office.
Deputies interviewed three people who were inside Kiser’s vehicle when the shooting happened. The victim’s brother said Kiser was delivering marijuana to someone he had contacted on social media. The brother said Kiser used Snapchat to talk with buyers, the affidavit says.
The buyer involved in the shooting looked at the marijuana and tried to run off with it, according to the affidavit. Kiser tried to stop the theft but was shot.
