His family members said he was likely shot during or after a social gathering, but exactly who pulled the trigger remains a mystery.
A family is searching for answers months after 17-year-old Skylar Burks was shot in the head in Federal Way. "This was his 17th birthday," said Tona Hooley, showing off an image of Skylar at a steakhouse, pictured below. Hooley says these pictures captured some of the last images taken of her grandson before he passed away. "This was the prom, he was all dressed up, fancy tennis shoes," she said of the picture below.
Family members initially didn't believe it. "She hung up and called Skylar and then one of the kids answered the phone, and they said he got shot. Didn’t say he shot himself or anything like that. He said he got shot." Tona said. According to the family, Skylar was taken to Harborview, where he later died. "I texted him that afternoon, but I don’t know if he got the text or not, but I do have a read report.
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