Man sentenced to 25 years in 2024 Renton Big 5 Sporting Goods fatal shooting
RENTON, Wash. — The man found guilty of shooting and killing a 17-year-old outside a Big 5 Sporting Goods store in Renton in 2024 was sentenced to 208 months, or about 17 years, in prison, plus eight years for firearm enhancements on charges of second-degree murder and second-degree assault. Aaron Myers shot and killed 17-year-old Hazrat Ali Rohani outside a Big 5 Sporting Goods store in Renton nearly two years ago. The shooting occurred, investigators say, when Rohani and two other teens were heading to the store to return or exchange BB guns and Myers, an off-duty security guard, approached them. Prosecutors say the teens repeatedly tried to tell Myers the guns were not real, but argue he ignored those warnings and escalated the situation. "The boys did listen to him. Myers who ignored them," a prosecutor told the court Wednesday.
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Rohani's family and supporters held pictures of the teenager and signs reading "He was loved," "We ask for justice" and "Ali we miss you." In a victim-impact statement, Rohani's father said the family left Afghanistan when his son was a child in search of better opportunities and a safer life in the United States. "He loved making people feel happy and seen.
