Utah teen, 17, allegedly killed 19-year-old drug dealer friend on Tuesday after he found out he substituted his marijuana for kitchen spices.
Seth Carreras went to Hunter Woodson’s house in Utah to retrieve the goods, which was delivered to him by Woodson’s girlfriend Kayla Gibson, 17, and was shocked to find the baggie was filled with 1.5 ounces of various kitchen spices.
In a rage he entered the drug dealer’s Sunset house and found Woodson in his bedroom where he shot him multiple times, The Salt Lake Tribune reported.
Seth Carreras, 17, allegedly killed Hunter Woodson, 19, (pictured left and right) on Tuesday after he found out he substituted his marijuana for kitchen spices
Before the shooting Woodson ordered his girlfriend to hide behind the door so he could confront Carreras.
She told police Woodson said something along the lines of ‘What are you going to do about it, shoot me?’ Immediately Carreras fired a 9 mm handgun ‘a lot of times’ at Woodson causing him to fall to the ground.
Apparently Carreras stood over the body and continued to shoot multiple times.
After the shooting she said he rifled through Woodson’s pockets for money before escaping and heading back home to Layton.
Police managed to track him down and they arrested him within 22 minutes of the shooting.
Sunset police chief Ken Eborn said police were summoned to to the Sunset home at around 3:15 pm on Tuesday, which was only two blocks from the police station. Eborn said Woodson was pronounced dead the scene.
When Carreras pulled a gun out Woodson said ‘What are you going to do about it, shoot me?’ Immediately Carreras fired a 9 mm handgun ‘a lot of times’ at Woodson
They then found a female witness, Gibson, who said she recalled hearing three gun shots before temporarily losing her hearing.
Apparently Woodson and Carreras are acquaintances but it is unclear how well they know each other.
Prior to the drug transaction the two smoked a joint together so Carreras could test the product. Carreras couldn’t pay him then so he decided to go home, he came back later after they agreed a price of $121.
Carreras and his girlfriend Gibson are pictured here together
‘We believe that the whole incident may be drug related,’ Eborn said. ‘One of them was apparently upset with something they got from the other one, so they came back and he fired a gun.’
Carreras has been charged, as an adult, with murder, a first-degree felony and a bail hearing in 2nd District Court is scheduled for Friday.
According to the police department homicides are quite rare in Sunset, which has unsurprisingly sent shock-waves through the local community.
The suspect’s identity is not being revealed at this time because of his age.