According to news reports: He is only 17. He is black. His name is Byron White. He attended Ballard High School. He was arrested at Sea-Tac, where he was trying to catch a flight to Atlanta under his own name. He is likely to face charges as an adult for the murder of David Peterson, a white American. One report says he was homeless.



A conversation I caught between an 18-year-old black Ballard High School student and his mother...
The Mother: "How the hell can a kid get a gun, when he doesn't even have a home?"
The son: "A gun is easy to get. A home is very hard to get."