CRIME WATCH FOLLOWUP: White Center bus-murder suspect arrested

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(WSB photo, October 3)

The King County Sheriff’s Office has announced that 17-year-old White Center bus-murder suspect Miguel Rivera Dominguez is in custody. Here’s the entirety of the announcement:

This morning, November 6, 2023, at 9:55 AM, homicide suspect Miguel Rivera Dominguez turned himself into the King County Sheriff’s Office without incident. Rivera Dominguez was named as the suspect in the shooting of 21-year-old Marcel Da’jon Wagner, who was fatally shot while riding on a King County Metro Transit Bus in White Center on October 3rd.

We want to thank our neighboring law enforcement agencies and community members for their assistance, tips, and support during this extensive investigation. Together, we are working to make our community safer.

According to a WSB tipster, he surrendered at the KCSO precinct in Burien, the city in which he had been residing. The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Rivera Dominguez as an adult with first-degree murder last week, saying video from the bus suggested he shot and killed Wagner – who may have been asleep – without provocation or any sort of confrontation, without even saying a word. He’ll be held in lieu of $3 million bail.

KP November 6, 2023 (2:31 pm)

Great news. Absolutely no excuse for his actions and I’m glad he had the decency to make the right choice of turning himself in.

Lola November 6, 2023 (4:11 pm)

Please try him as as adult. This has got to stop. These kids should not be running around with guns just randomly shooting people.

WSB November 6, 2023 (4:22 pm)

He is charged as an adult, so that’s how he’ll be prosecuted.

jim November 6, 2023 (4:26 pm)

I hope there is no Plea Deal

Seattlite November 6, 2023 (4:45 pm)

Excellent!

cooper November 6, 2023 (5:26 pm)

Wonder if he knows he’s looking at adult charges. If not he’ll likely be very surprised that he won’t just be getting a short Juvenille Detention stay. And hopefully he’ll furnish a motive, even if it’s as insane as just wanting to shoot someone. Would like to know his reasoning for such a heinous act.

Zoomlense November 6, 2023 (7:24 pm)

Please keep us advised of this case. There has to be a motive let’s hear more.

WSB November 6, 2023 (8:02 pm)

Unless he goes to trial, the charging documents are the bulk of what we’ll hear about the case details, but of course it’ll be on my watch list.

White center born n raised November 7, 2023 (1:09 am)

Yay

White center born and raised November 7, 2023 (1:22 am)

Hi! I don’t wish anyone to be in this position, and I hate to see someone pass away from this. I pray and send condolences to the family. Kids now don’t know where to belong to. I am young and i know it.This is a different area (video) (to white center), but this is a great video to watch: https://youtu.be/z1QNZV7K5P4?si=sgPrBdK0K5-TOWxpsometimes kids are lost. There is more we can do for them. When they have intentions like this, it’s harder, unless they are doing it to prove something. I do not justify this man or what he’s done, I want to share the video though. We may see crime on here but we live in a way, WAY, better place than others. Hopefully he learns his lesson now that he has turned himself in.

busRider November 7, 2023 (3:01 pm)

As a frequent bus rider I want to know more about his motivation. Was the man killed homeless? Was it hate against that? Gang related / initiation? A random murder is much more terrifying than two people with a history getting into it…

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