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Michael Bingham Montoya

Case from Seattle, WA dated Jun 01, 2018

Victim Details

Michael Bingham Montoya

Male

White / Caucasian

Seattle

WA

2018-06-01

19

Michael

Bingham Montoya

07/10/2026

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In the early summer of 2018, the life of 19-year-old Michael Bingham Montoya was cut tragically short. On June 1st, in his home on 29th Place South in SeaTac, Washington, a suburb of Seattle, Michael was with a 16-year-old friend. The friend was handling a firearm and, in what has been described as an accidental discharge, a single shot was fired. The bullet struck Michael, inflicting a fatal head wound. Emergency services responded, but Michael succumbed to his injury at the scene. He was a mal ...
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  • https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/seatac-family-mourns-after-teen-accidentally-shot-and-killed-by-friend/762109803
  • KOMO: 16-year-old arrested in deadly overnight shooting of SeaTac man
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