Police in Washington are asking for the public’s help in locating a teenager they believe is connected to a murder.
On Oct. 16, King County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes detectives named 17-year-old Miguel Rivera Dominguez as a suspect in the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Marcelo Da’jon Wagner. The crime was committed on October 3 around 5:10 p.m. while the two were passengers on a metro bus.
Authorities say the two men do not appear to know each other and are calling the shooting unprovoked.
Wagner was said to have been asleep when he was shot. There were about 15 other passengers in the bus at that time.
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“We are still actively searching for a suspect,” a spokesperson for the King County Sheriff’s Office told PEOPLE on Thursday.
Although Dominguez was not taken into custody, he was charged with first-degree murder and second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm.
His bail was set at $3 million. Since the suspect is 17 years old, he was charged as an adult.
Miguel Rivera Dominguez.
King County Sheriff’s Office
According to a press release shared by the sheriff’s office, “Deputies from the King County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of SW Roxbury ST and 15th Ave SW for a report of a shooting that occurred on a Metro bus. Upon arrival, deputies discovered one victim, who was unfortunately pronounced dead at the scene.”
The department used “multiple specialized units, including Guardian 1 air support and a K9 unit” to search for the suspect without success.
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The indictment states that he “premeditatedly caused the death of another person, [Dominguez] caused the death of Marcelo D Wagner,” reports ABC News.
Dominguez had no criminal record.
“Without any provocation, and without actually ever communicating with the victim, the defendant fired five rounds into the victim’s head and neck at close range,” King County Prosecutor Leesa Manion said in charging documents, according to ABC News. “The accused then fired two more shots through the door of the bus and fled to a place where he could change before returning home again.”
Manion argued that Dominguez’s actions were methodical.
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Miguel Rivera Dominguez.
King County Sheriff’s Office
“The steps the defendant took to conceal his identity and his calculated actions on the bus underscore the planned and deliberate nature of this crime,” she added.
The prosecutor called the crime a “senseless execution of a total stranger” and believes Dominguez, if given the chance, “will commit future violent crimes.”
In a news release, the sheriff’s office said Dominguez is “believed to be armed and extremely dangerous.”
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The suspect “has strong ties to the Burien area and is known to use public transportation or solicit transportation from others. He will likely wear a mask to conceal his face while in public.”
Anyone with information on the suspect’s whereabouts can call (206) 263-2090. Emails can be sent to [email protected] or anonymously through the P3Tips app. If Dominguez is located, call 911 immediately.
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