Police Arrest Man In Killing Of Eagle Scout

A 26-year-old man was arrested Friday night in the shooting of an Eagle Scout from Kitsap County, police said.

The West Seattle man was booked for investigation of homicide, Officer Christie-Lynne Bonner said. His name was not made public.

Detectives were trying to determine if other people were involved in the slaying of Trevor James Aurand, 16, of Indianola.

Aurand was in Seattle to attend a Christmas dinner for employees of a Scout camp.

He was in a car with four other teens who were returning to the holiday gathering about 1 a.m. Thursday after a trip to a convenience store, police spokesman Sean O’Donnell said. None of the youths was a gang member and all were unarmed, he said.

The teens told police they believed they were followed from the convenience store, where they had exchanged angry words with a man.

“They noticed a vehicle tailgating them and heard what sounded like firecrackers,” O’Donnell said. “They realized they were being fired on.”

One shot hit Aurand in the head. He was taken to Harborview Medical Center, where he died.