Tayjuan Fletcher of Federal Way was found guilty of two counts of murder in the second degree while armed with a firearm, which he committed at the Safeway located at 9262 Rainier Avenue South in Seattle on May 23, 2020, when he was 18.

According to documents from the King County Superior Court, the jurors in Fletcher’s trial began deliberations on Aug. 6 and reached a verdict on Aug. 12. Fletcher, now 22, will be sentenced on Nov. 1, 2024.

According to court documents, a witness arrived at the parking lot and was chatting with a group of friends, including an older man in his 30s or 40s who was sitting in a Chevrolet Tahoe. The witness said that while chatting, Fletcher joined the group, and when he joined, she noticed he had a firearm with an extended magazine hanging out of his waistband.

The witness added that Fletcher had referred to his gun as having a “30 clip.” The witness said that Fletcher then began arguing with the man in the Tahoe, calling him names and asking him to fight.

The charging documents say that Fletcher was arguing with the man and telling him that he was born into the “Down with the Crew” gang, and that he was not sworn into the gang because he claimed that his father had initiated the Down with the Crew gang. The witness said the older man in the Tahoe laughed at Fletcher, which seemed to make Fletcher angrier.

Following the older man’s laughter, the witness said Fletcher pulled out his gun and began shooting at the man while walking backward. The witness said she witnessed her friend get shot and fall to the ground, and another man get shot and fall to the ground.

She said the older man in the Tahoe was uninjured and then drove away. The witness said after firing, Fletcher ran away toward the gas pumps.

Another witness who worked in the area and was leaving work said she heard two pop noises and saw Fletcher running backward. She said she heard around 10 pop noises in total.

Officers responding to the scene found one man, identified as Christopher D. Roberts, dead from gunshot wounds. A second victim, Christopher Wilson, was transported to Harborview Medical Center, where he later died from his injuries. Twelve .45 caliber casings were found at the scene.

The witness later identified Fletcher from a photo montage and said she was 110% sure he was the shooter. Other witnesses also named Fletcher as the shooter, and Fletcher had messaged one of Wilson’s friends — one of the victims — through his Facebook account, saying that when people heard the pops, it was not fireworks.

The friend also told Fletcher that he “killed the homies,” to which Fletcher responded, “ain’t no disrespecting my pops.” The friend responded, telling Fletcher that he had shot over 25 times, but did not hit the man with who he had been arguing.

Fletcher was subsequently arrested on June 7, 2020, in SeaTac when he was in the backseat of a vehicle he was known to be associated with. In the backseat, in front of Fletcher, there was a .45 caliber firearm with an extended magazine. There was also a .45 caliber bullet found in Fletcher’s pocket.

According to the Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention website, Fletcher is currently at King County Correctional Facility.