No felony charges in Howell airgun shooting

On Friday, we named the suspect in last week's strange air rifle shooting incident and reported that jail booking information seemed to indicate that the most serious charges in the case were not being pursued. County prosecutor's office contacted us to say that was not the case and that charges against suspect Jinwei Yang would be decided today.

This afternoon, we learn that, indeed, the case has not been referred to the King County prosecutor -- meaning there will be no felony level charges involved with the incident. Instead, case sits with Seattle Municipal Court which deals with misdemeanor level offences. Will check with them to find out what low-level charges the 21-year-old Chinese national Yang will ultimately face.