E-FILED

IN COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE

PIERCE COUNTY, WASHINGTON

September 06 2022 12:03 PM

1 CONSTANCE R. WHITE
COUNTY CLERK

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SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR PIERCE COUNTY
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STATE OF WASHINGTON CAUSE NO. 22-1-02518-4
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Plaintiff, INFORMATION
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vs.
10 GABRIEL MICHAEL DAVIES
Defendant.
11 DOB: 05/10/2006 DOL#: WA - WDL45NB5J23B
12 SEX: MALE PCN#: WA2700000103973843
RACE: WHITE SID#:
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CO-DEFENDANT(S):
14 JUSTIN JIWOON YOON

15 COUNT 1
16 I, Mary E. Robnett, Prosecuting Attorney for Pierce County, in the name and by the

17 authority of the State of Washington, do accuse GABRIEL MICHAEL DAVIES of the

18 crime of MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE, committed as follows:

19 That GABRIEL MICHAEL DAVIES, acting as a principal or an accomplice as

20 defined by RCW 9A.08.020, in the State of Washington, on or about the 28th day of
August, 2022, did unlawfully and feloniously, while committing or attempting to commit
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the crime of Burglary in the First Degree, and in the course of or in furtherance of said
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crime or in immediate flight therefrom, cause the death of D.M., a human being, not a
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participant in such crime, on or about the 28th day of August, 2022, contrary to RCW
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9A.32.030(1)(c), and in the commission thereof the defendant, or an accomplice, was
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armed with a firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010, and invoking the provisions of RCW
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1 9.94A.530, and adding additional time to the presumptive sentence as provided in

2 RCW 9.94A.533, and in the commission thereof the defendant, or an accomplice, was

3 armed with a deadly weapon, other than a firearm, as defined in RCW 9.94A.825, and

4 invoking the provisions of RCW 9.94A.530 and adding additional time to the

5 presumptive sentence as provided in RCW 9.94A.533, and against the peace and

6 dignity of the State of Washington.

7 COUNT 2
8 And I, Mary E. Robnett, Prosecuting Attorney for Pierce County, in the name and by
9 the authority of the State of Washington, do accuse GABRIEL MICHAEL DAVIES of

10 the crime of MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGREE, a crime of the same or similar

11 character, and/or a crime based on the same conduct or on a series of acts connected

12 together or constituting parts of a single scheme or plan, and/or so closely connected

13 in respect to time, place and occasion that it would be difficult to separate proof of one

14 charge from proof of the others, committed as follows:

15 That GABRIEL MICHAEL DAVIES, acting as a principal or an accomplice as

16 defined by RCW 9A.08.020, in the State of Washington, on or about the 28th day of

17 August, 2022, did unlawfully and feloniously, with intent to cause the death of another

18 person, cause the death of D.M., a human being, on or about the 28th day of August,

19 2022, contrary to RCW 9A.32.050(1)(a), and in the commission thereof the defendant,

20 or an accomplice, was armed with a firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010, and invoking

21 the provisions of RCW 9.94A.530, and adding additional time to the presumptive

22 sentence as provided in RCW 9.94A.533, and in the commission thereof the

23 defendant, or an accomplice, was armed with a deadly weapon, other than a firearm,

24 as defined in RCW 9.94A.825, and invoking the provisions of RCW 9.94A.530 and

25 adding additional time to the presumptive sentence as provided in RCW 9.94A.533,

26 and against the peace and dignity of the State of Washington.

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COUNT 3
2 And I, Mary E. Robnett, Prosecuting Attorney for Pierce County, in the name and by
3 the authority of the State of Washington, do accuse GABRIEL MICHAEL DAVIES of

4 the crime of BURGLARY IN THE FIRST DEGREE, a crime of the same or similar

5 character, and/or a crime based on the same conduct or on a series of acts connected

6 together or constituting parts of a single scheme or plan, and/or so closely connected

7 in respect to time, place and occasion that it would be difficult to separate proof of one

8 charge from proof of the others, committed as follows:

9 That GABRIEL MICHAEL DAVIES, acting as a principal or an accomplice as

10 defined by RCW 9A.08.020, in the State of Washington, on or about the 28th day of

11 August, 2022, did unlawfully and feloniously, with intent to commit a crime against a

12 person or property therein, enter or remain unlawfully in a building, and in entering or

13 while in such building or in immediate flight therefrom, the defendant or another

14 participant in the crime did intentionally assault D.M. , a person, contrary to RCW

15 9A.52.020(1)(b), and in the commission thereof the defendant, or an accomplice, was

16 armed with a firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010, and invoking the provisions of RCW

17 9.94A.530, and adding additional time to the presumptive sentence as provided in

18 RCW 9.94A.533, and in the commission thereof the defendant, or an accomplice, was

19 armed with a deadly weapon, other than a firearm, as defined in RCW 9.94A.825, and

20 invoking the provisions of RCW 9.94A.530 and adding additional time to the

21 presumptive sentence as provided in RCW 9.94A.533, and against the peace and

22 dignity of the State of Washington.

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COUNT 4
24 And I, Mary E. Robnett, Prosecuting Attorney for Pierce County, in the name and by
25 the authority of the State of Washington, do accuse GABRIEL MICHAEL DAVIES of

26 the crime of UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM IN THE SECOND DEGREE,

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1 a crime of the same or similar character, and/or a crime based on the same conduct or

2 on a series of acts connected together or constituting parts of a single scheme or plan,

3 and/or so closely connected in respect to time, place and occasion that it would be

4 difficult to separate proof of one charge from proof of the others, committed as follows:

5 That GABRIEL MICHAEL DAVIES, acting as a principal or an accomplice as

6 defined by RCW 9A.08.020, in the State of Washington, on or about the 28th day of

7 August, 2022, did unlawfully, feloniously, and knowingly own, have in his possession,

8 or under his control a firearm, being under eighteen years of age, except as provided

9 in RCW 9.41, contrary to RCW 9.41.040(2)(a)(vi), and against the peace and dignity of

10 the State of Washington.

11 COUNT 5
12 And I, Mary E. Robnett, Prosecuting Attorney for Pierce County, in the name and by
13 the authority of the State of Washington, do accuse GABRIEL MICHAEL DAVIES of

14 the crime of UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM IN THE SECOND DEGREE,

15 a crime of the same or similar character, and/or a crime based on the same conduct or

16 on a series of acts connected together or constituting parts of a single scheme or plan,

17 and/or so closely connected in respect to time, place and occasion that it would be

18 difficult to separate proof of one charge from proof of the others, committed as follows:

19 That GABRIEL MICHAEL DAVIES, acting as a principal or an accomplice as

20 defined by RCW 9A.08.020, in the State of Washington, on or about the 28th day of

21 August, 2022, did unlawfully, feloniously, and knowingly own, have in his possession,

22 or under his control a firearm, being under eighteen years of age, except as provided

23 in RCW 9.41, contrary to RCW 9.41.040(2)(a)(vi)q, and against the peace and dignity

24 of the State of Washington.

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DATED: September 6, 2022 Mary E. Robnett
2 Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney
PLACE: TACOMA, WA
3 PIERCE COUNTY SHERIFF
/s/ LISA WAGNER
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Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
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 E-FILED
IN COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE
PIERCE COUNTY, WASHINGTON

September 06 2022 12:03 PM

1 CONSTANCE R. WHITE
COUNTY CLERK

6
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR PIERCE COUNTY
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STATE OF WASHINGTON CAUSE NO. 22-1-02518-4
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Plaintiff,
9 DECLARATION FOR DETERMINATION OF
vs.
PROBABLE CAUSE
10 GABRIEL MICHAEL DAVIES (ADPC)
Defendant.
11 DOB: 05/10/2006

12 LISA WAGNER declares under penalty of perjury:

13         That I am a deputy prosecuting attorney for Pierce County and I am familiar with
the police report and/or investigation conducted by the PIERCE COUNTY SHERIFF,
14 incident number 2224400674;

15         That the police report and/or investigation provided me the following information;

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        That in Pierce County, Washington, on or about September 1, 2022, the
17 defendants, JUSTIN JIWOON YOON and GABRIEL MICHAEL DAVIES, did commit the
crime(s) of Murder in the First Degree/FASE/DWSE, Murder in the Second
18 Degree/FASE/DWSE, Burglary in the First Degree/FASE and two counts of Unlawful
Possession of a Firearm in the Second Degree.
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On  September 1, 2022,  Pierce County Sheriff's deputies responded to a residence on
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190th St East in Pierce County regarding a request for a welfare check on the resident,
21 identified as D.M., who had failed to show up for work for his last four shifts. Responding
deputies knocked on the door to the residence, but got no answer after multiple
22 attempts.  Deputies smelled what they thought was the odor of a decaying body
emanating from the closed front door of the house. Deputies also observed a German
23 Shepard running inside the house and out into the back yard via a dog door.

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Deputies found an unsecured door on the east end of the house that led to the laundry
25 room.  They made partial entry into the room and noted possible blood spatter on the
washing machine or dryer just inside the door. The door was partially blocked, and
26 when deputies entered further into the room, they discovered D.M.'s body on the floor.
The deputies observed a significant amount of blood surrounding the victim's body. Fire

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1 Department personnel arrived and confirmed the victim was deceased.  Fire personnel
located a single spent shell casing near the victim's body, and saw a possible gunshot
2 wound to the temple area of the victim's head.  No firearm had been located near the
victim.  There were no signs of forced entry into the house.  Initially, it appeared that the
3 victim might have committed suicide, however additional investigation revealed that the
4 victim had been both shot and stabbed. Two juvenile males were later identified as the
suspects who committed the murder: Defendant GABRIEL MICHAEL DAVIES and
5 defendant JUSTIN JIWOON YOON. Both defendants are under the age of 18.

6 The victim was found lying with his head resting on or near his left shoulder/upper arm. 
His right arm was extended away from his body and bent at the elbow with his right
7 palm on the laundry room floor. Detectives located a single .45 caliber shell casing on

8 the floor behind the victim's left shoulder. They also located a live .45 caliber round on
the floor, and a second expended shell casing on the floor near the west wall of the
9 room. There was decomposition to the victim's upper body and head, and maggots
were visible along the neck and shoulders.   When detectives checked the detached
10 shop, they found an empty large caliber rifle magazine on the garage floor. A drum style
magazine with what appeared to be 5.56 caliber ammunition was seen on the floor near
11 that magazine. The southernmost room of the building contained numerous gun cases

12 and ammunition reloading equipment.

13 During the early stages of the investigation, detectives learned from the victim's
supervisor that the victim had previously been in a relationship with a female identified
14 as A.O.  A.O. has been identified as the mother of defendant Davies.  The supervisor
felt this information was important because defendant Davies had been reported
15 missing on August 31, 2022.  Pierce County Sheriff's investigators contacted Thurston

16 County detectives who were  investigating the disappearance of Gabriel Davies.  They
were advised that Davies' vehicle had been recovered in the Tenino area of Thurston
17 County.  The vehicle had exterior damage, and suspected blood was found on the
steering wheel and driver's door panel.  Thurston County deputies also located Gabriel
18 Davies' cell phone smashed in the roadway near the vehicle.

19 The Thurston County detective who had been investigating defendant Davies'
disappearance was later contacted by the father of Davies' friend, Justin Yoon.  Yoon's
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father claimed to have information about a crime in which Davies was involved.  It was
21 later reported that defendant Yoon had information regarding a homicide involving
Davies that occurred in Pierce County. Based upon that information, and based upon
22 the information that the victim had been in a relationship with defendant Davies' mother,
the Pierce County detectives determined that victim DM was the homicide victim
23 referenced by defendant Yoon's father.

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As part of Thurston County's missing person investigation, a detective spoke with
25 members of Gabriel Davies' family who told him that defendant Davies and defendant
Yoon had gone camping at Panther Lake with other friends and family between August
26 27 and August 28, 2022.  Family members reported that Yoon and Davies had left the
cabin at Panther Lake in Mason County on August 28, 2022, a little after midnight, and

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1 returned to the cabin at about 0630 hours.  They left the Panther Lake location again at
about 1145 hours and did not return.  When Thurston County detectives checked
2 Gabriel Davies' room at his home for any clues about his disappearance, they observed
a single, spent 9mm shell casing.  That shell casing was not collected at that time as it
3 was not deemed to be part of the missing person investigation.  At that point, the
4 victim's death was unknown to any law enforcement agency.

5 When Pierce County detectives later processed the homicide scene, they not only
recovered the live .45 caliber round and expended .45 caliber shell casing, but they also
6 located second  expended shell casing from the floor in the utility room. That second
casing was found to be a 9mm shell casing, indicating that two firearms were possibly
7 used. They also recovered a DVR for the surveillance system at the victim's residence.

8  Two empty gun holsters were found in the victim's house.  After a thorough search of
the home, no handguns associated with the empty holsters were located. It was later
9 determined that the defendants had stolen the two firearms from the residence and
disposed of them in Thurston County.
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The Medicolegal Death Investigator (MDI) for the Medical Examiner's office who arrived
11 to take custody of the victim's body found what appeared to a single gunshot wound to

12 the right side of the victim's head. This wound was approximately three inches behind
the right ear.  Other defects were found on the victim's abdomen and chest that the MDI
13 believed were stab wounds.  Defects in the victim's shirt were consistent with the
defects on his abdomen and chest.  Insect activity around the victim's neck also
14 indicated that he may have had injuries to his throat.  Due to the condition of the body
and the level of decay, it was difficult to clearly see injury margins, and it was difficult to
15 tell what may have been injury and what was decomposition.  Blood spatter patterns on

16 the wall, while not completely analyzed at that time, were consistent with cast-off blood,
and with homicidal violence. There was initial indication that the blood may have come
17 from more than one source.  After the victim's body was removed, no firearms were
located on him, under him, or around him, eliminating the possibility that this was a
18 suicide.

19 On September 1, 2022, Pierce County detectives learned that at approximately 2200

hours that day, Thurston County deputies located Gabriel Davies in the 13600 Block of
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Tilley Rd.  This was approximately three miles from where Davies' vehicle had been
21 located abandoned. When Davies was located, he was wearing shorts, but did not have
on a shirt, shoes, or socks.  Thurston County Sheriff's detectives noted however that
22 Davies had no injuries to his feet or lower extremities that would be consistent with
having been walking through the woods for the 36 hours that he had been missing. 
23 Gabriel Davies initially told a detective that he could not remember what had happened
to him, or where he had been during his disappearance. He later stated that he could
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not say what had happened to him because people were going to hurt him. Defendant
25 Davies admitted to damaging his own cell phone because he was afraid that the police
were going to find what was on it. 
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Pierce County detectives later examined the surveillance footage from the DVR that

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1 they removed from the victim's home.  They noted that at approximately 0159 hours on
August 28, 2022, two suspects that appeared to be "young skinny males" approached
2 the victim's house from the back yard. One male appeared to have pepper spray on his
belt. The suspects crawled into the residence through the dog door. The victim can be
3 seen exiting his detached garage at approximately 0241 hours. He  then "stumbled" into
4 the residence.  At 0247 hours, the victim's dog suddenly ran out of the dog door. One
minute later, both suspects exited the residence through the side door. The suspects
5 ran back and forth to the garage before fleeing at approximately 0252 hours. Both
suspects appeared to be carrying items, including a possible handgun.  Detectives
6 obtained DOL photos of both defendants to compare them to the two males seen
entering the victim's home. It appeared that the two individuals who entered the victim's
7 home were Davies and Yoon.   The individual believed to be defendant Yoon was
8 wearing dark clothing, a ski mask of unknown color, and dark Adidas shoes with three
noticeable stripes. The individual believed to be defendant Davies was wearing an
9 unknown color trucker style hat, a long-sleeved shirt, and dark pants.  Both suspects
appeared to be wearing gloves. Additionally, both appeared to be carrying something
10 away from the scene, to include a military-style ammunition can or a similarly sized
toolbox.          
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12 On or about September 2, 2022, defendant Davies' father called the lead Thurston
County detective and provided the following information: "Gabe was involved in [D.M.'s]
13 death". The father said that his son was approached by the victim's "biker buddies" to
steal something from the victim's residence. He further stated that they threatened his
14 son with harm if he didn't do it.  Gabriel Davies then confided in Justin Yoon, and the
two of them developed a "plot" to steal the item from a safe. On Saturday night or
15 Sunday morning, the two went to the victim's house and snuck in through the doggy

16 door.  The father reported that his son knew where the victim's gun was kept, and said
that "when the victim came into the house, Justin ran after him and stabbed him", and
17 stated that "Then, Gabe heard a gunshot."  He reported that his son told him that he
went out to the garage to get the "item" out of the safe when he heard a second
18 gunshot.  The father reported that his son told him the firearm used in the incident was
ditched near his home.
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Davies' father also reported that his son claimed that the victim's "biker buddies" who he
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said were members of a specific outlaw motorcycle club, followed him on Wednesday
21 and pulled him out of his vehicle at the location on Tilley Road where his vehicle was
found. Defendant Davies told his father that the blood in his truck was from the bikers
22 smashing his face against the interior of the car. They also reportedly put him in a
Suburban and drove him around, roughing him up before releasing him. The father also
23 said that his son told him that the motorcycle club members took his shirt and shoes,
and then purportedly went through his truck looking for whatever item had been stolen
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from the victim. Defendant Davies told his father that they never actually stole anything.
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Pierce County detectives obtained and served warrants to search the residences of
26 defendant Davies and defendant Yoon.  Both defendants were located at their
residences at that time and were arrested without incident. With the assistance of his

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1 attorney, defendant Davies later showed detectives where he and defendant Yoon
disposed of two firearms that they had stolen from the victim's residence. The firearms
2 were located inside a military style ammunition can, and were identified as the two
firearms that matched up to the empty holsters that were found in the victim's residence.
3 One firearm was identified as a 9mm, and the other was identified as a .45 caliber
4 handgun. Both guns were registered to the victim.  Neither gun had a magazine in it,
however three magazines were located in the ammo box. The magazine for the 9mm
5 gun had five unfired rounds in it and the other had seven unfired rounds in it.  The
magazine for the .45 handgun did not have any rounds in it. Detectives also located a
6 small bag that contained 12 throwing knives, another pouch that contained six throwing
knives, and an additional three knives that were still in their sheaths. 
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The autopsy has not yet been completed on the victim, however the detective who is
9 observing the autopsy provided the following information:  The Medical Examiner
reported that x-rays of the victim's body showed that he had two projectiles in his body. 
10 One was lodged in his head, and the other in his abdomen. The Medical Examiner
pointed out a defect behind the victim's right ear which he believed was the entry wound
11 for the bullet that was lodged in his head. He had not found the entry wound for the
12 projectile lodged in the victim's abdomen. The Medical Examiner also located a defect
on the top of the victim's right shoulder, and seven defects in his chest that he believed
13 were stab wounds. He also located a defect in the victim's left armpit that he thought
was a stab wound, and several smaller wounds along the victim's right wrist and
14 forearm which the Medical Examiner surmised might be defensive wounds.
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20 I DECLARE UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE

OF WASHINGTON THAT THE FOREGOING IS TRUE AND CORRECT.
21 DATED: September 6, 2022.
PLACE: TACOMA, WA
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/s/ LISA WAGNER
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Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
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