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Seattle Man Charged with Three Murders After Arrest in Chicago
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Fatal Shooting at Seattle Gas Station and Related Homicides
Police say 33-year-old Michael Anthony O’Neal Fleming is accused of killing a 36-year-old gas-station clerk in Seattle and later murdering his mother and step-father in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Court documents describe the Seattle incident as occurring in the early morning at a 76-brand station on Broad Street, where the victim was shot four times from close range after greeting the clerk. Investigators recovered a .38-caliber cartridge and round from the suspect’s former Seattle residence.
Investigation and Arrest
Detectives linked Fleming to the Seattle shooting through security footage and a final text message to the clerk concerning a fuel-receipt issue, described as a routine business matter in court filings. A search of his Seattle apartment uncovered additional firearm evidence, and records show he owned four handguns. After the Seattle killing, police traced Fleming’s Washington driver’s license to an address at the Ontario Hotel on Airport Way South, where he had lived intermittently since 2021. He reportedly planned to leave the hotel later that month and board a flight.
A welfare check at a Kenosha home revealed his mother, 59, and her husband, 57, dead from gunshot wounds. U.S. Marshals arrested Fleming in Illinois on a Tuesday evening without incident, initiating an extradition process back to Washington.
Legal Proceedings
King County prosecutors filed a first-degree murder charge with a firearm enhancement in absentia and requested bail set at $5 million. An arraignment is scheduled for early November. Court filings note that Fleming has no prior criminal convictions and had worked at multiple 76 locations for four years before resigning in early October.
Background of the Suspect
Fleming’s employment history includes a two-week notice and a final late-night shift later that month at a different 76 station. The station owner reported no unusual behavior before his departure. Police continue to investigate the motive behind the Wisconsin killings and the suspect’s mental-health status.