A 16-year-old is facing murder charges following the fatal shooting of a Washington man that his family members described as a hero.
Onyx Deligt, 16, appeared before Spokane County Commissioner Jerry Scharosch Thursday to face charges of second-degree murder and first-degree assault in connection to the shooting. The Spokane County Medical Examiner identified the victim as 44-year-old Dylan Bundy-Gray.
“I am now a widow and the sole parent of our four boys, all still in school. We continue to be shocked that Dylan was shot and killed on an otherwise normal Sunday morning,” Bundy-Gray’s wife said during the hearing.
According to court documents and reports from KREM 2, the incident began around 7 a.m. on March 22 when a woman walking along East Wellesley Avenue in North Spokane, Washington, was allegedly harassed by two teenagers. The woman told investigators that the teens were whistling at her and following her as she walked. Bundy-Gray intervened from his front porch and shouted at the teenagers to stop, leading the teens to approach his home. A struggle ensued in the street between Bundy-Gray and the two teens.
During the fight, police allege that Deligt fired a handgun six times, police said.
In court proceedings, a victim’s advocate shared the impact of the loss on Bundy-Gray’s family. His brother, Ian, took to social media to describe Dylan’s final moments as an act of bravery.
“He was having a morning coffee on his porch in Spokane Washington when he saw a couple of young men chasing and harassing a high school girl,” he posted. “He stepped in and began fighting to save her. My brother was an amateur boxer, but the best hands are no match for a coward with a gun.”
Bundy-Gray’s wife, now the sole parent for their four school-aged sons, expressed the family’s shock in court Thursday.
“We are devastated, and these words do not do justice to our pain and grief,” she told the court, according to the outlet.
The Spokane Police Department used surveillance footage to track the suspect.
According to KREM 2, the video captured Deligt fleeing the scene while two women encouraged him to “…run, hurry up, they’re coming!” as sirens approached.
The second teenager involved in the altercation was also shot in the hand and was treated at a hospital.
Onyx Deligt is being charged as an adult due to the severity of the allegations. Commissioner Scharosch set the teen’s bond at $1 million, and Deligt is expected to appear back in court at 9 a.m. on March 31 for an arraignment.
