Jaime Villeda was 15 when he was killed on the afternoon of April 13, 2024. Friends and family remembered him as joyful and loving, always looking out for his sister and checking on friends.

Jaime was at a friend’s home in a Renton neighborhood near Highlands Elementary School. While the friend, 16-year-old Isaias Villalobos, was handling a firearm he believed to be unloaded, the weapon discharged and a single shot struck Jaime in the chest. Villalobos called 911 immediately, and officers found Jaime unresponsive on a bed; he was later rushed to Harborview Medical Center and did not survive. Investigators recovered a black, unbranded ghost gun and a spent casing in the bedroom, and nearby camera audio recorded the gunshot and urgent voices.

Villalobos was arrested and charged in the death. Does anyone have information about Jaime, his last day, or the people who were with him that afternoon?