A Seattle beer backyard worker was discovered shot useless when the institution opened the following morning whereas his co-worker, accused of pulling the set off, turned himself in days later, claiming self-defense.
Quusaa “Q” Margarsa, 25, was discovered useless inside The Growler Guys in Northeast Seattle by his fellow workers Saturday morning after they arrived to open up for the day, in response to a police report obtained by the Seattle Occasions.
Investigators mentioned his co-worker, 20-year-old Lucas Logan, is accused of killing Margarsa after the pair had been hanging out on the bar after hours with an unidentified girl.
After closing The Growler Guys round 1:30 a.m., Margarsa headed to Lava Hookah Lounge — later leaving with a person and girl he met there, buddies informed investigators.
The three then returned to The Growler Guys collectively.
Surveillance footage confirmed Margarsa, Logan and the lady arriving at 5:25 a.m., with Margarsa utilizing the important thing given to him by the homeowners to entry the closed institution.
Inside, the three spent about an hour hanging out and ingesting earlier than what seemed to be an argument broke out between Margarsa and Logan on the entrance door at round 6:40 a.m. Investigators additionally famous the group could have been doing narcotics collectively throughout that point.
In accordance with the arrest report, the lady informed investigators the argument began when Margarsa wished Logan to go away the bar and for her to remain again with him.
Investigators famous in a possible trigger assertion obtained by the Seattle Occasions that whereas the footage contained no audio, throughout the argument, Margarsa is seen turning his again to unlock the door.
“The male suspect pulled out a handgun from his crossbody bag and shot Margarsa a number of instances within the again,” the assertion mentioned.
Logan and the lady fled by way of the highest half of a Dutch door and escaped in her automobile moments after the taking pictures, in response to the possible trigger assertion.
Hours later, a co-worker arrived Saturday morning, discovered the door open and found Margarsa on the ground in a pool of blood with three spent casings close by.
Two days after the taking pictures, Logan turned himself in to police together with his protection legal professional, Pete Mazzone, on Monday morning, KOMO Information reported.
Logan’s legal professional insists his shopper shot Margarsa in self-defense, in response to KOMO Information.
“This can be a clear case of not solely self-defense, however protection of others,” Mazzone mentioned at a short court docket listening to within the King County Jail on Tuesday.
“The concern was ‘we’re locked in right here, and this man doesn’t wish to let the lady go away,’” Mazzone mentioned.
“After they tried to go away peacefully, they discovered the door that they had are available from was locked. It wasn’t that Mr. Q was escorting them out, it was Q was escorting, at the least Logan, right into a again room the place he had phrases with him.”
Nonetheless, prosecutor Chris Anderson informed the court docket Margarsa had his again turned together with his key within the door when Logan drew a gun, pointed it at his head and fired.
“Mr. Margarsa was discovered with the important thing to that door in his useless hand. Not a weapon — a key,” Anderson mentioned.
King County District Courtroom Decide Matthew York set Logan’s bail at $2 million Tuesday, agreeing with prosecutors that the 20-year-old is a hazard to the group given the “brazen” nature of the alleged taking pictures, the Seattle Occasions reported.
Prosecutors mentioned they’ll evaluation the case and anticipate to resolve on prices throughout the coming days.
As for the lady on the beer backyard that night time, prosecutors imagine she had no involvement within the taking pictures and didn’t straight witness it, including that she had contacted police by way of a personal legal professional and was cooperating with the investigation.
