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Seattle shooting suspects charged with murder, assaults

Feb 5, 2020, 5:01 PM | Updated: 6:04 pm

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Marquise Latrelle Tolbert (left) and William Ray Tolliver (right) were named suspects in a downtown Seattle shooting. (Seattle PD)

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Two men suspected in the downtown Seattle shooting that left one woman dead and seven other people injured were formally charged on Wednesday in a Las Vegas court.

Marquise Tolbert and William Tolliver were each charged with first degree murder and six counts of assault in the first degree, according to .

Tolbert is also charged with unlawful possession of a firearm in the first degree, bringing the total charges to eight. Tolliver is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm in the second degree, also bringing the total charges to eight.

The King County Prosecutor’s Office says Tolbert and Tolliver are held on no bond. They have a tentative arraignment hearing scheduled for Feb. 19 at 8:30 a.m. in King County Court. They told a judge on Tuesday they will not contest extradition to Seattle.

Both men were arrested on Saturday near the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas.

A third suspect, 21-year-old Jamel Jackson, was arrested at Harborview Medical Center on Jan. 22 — the night of the shooting at Third and Pine. He’s been charged with unlawful possession of a firearm in the first degree. His bail was set at $50,000.

Tolbert and Tolliver are documented gang members and have extensive criminal histories. Tolliver, 24, has been arrested 44 times with 20 convictions, for offenses including unlawful possession of a firearm, theft, malicious mischief, and assault. Tolbert, 24, has been arrested 21 times with 15 convictions, including robbery, possession of a stolen vehicle, discharging a firearm in a public place, theft, and harassment.

Tolliver has one conviction for a Class C felony, while Tolbert has two for a Class B felony, and one other for a Class C. A Class B felony typically comes with a prison term up 10 years, while Class C is punishable up to five years.

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