Seattle father who allegedly killed his sleeping 9-month-old son blames demons

SEATTLE — Dion Lamont Montgomery, 35, is in the King County Jail on $5 million bail after allegedly shooting his sleeping 9-month-old son Wednesday night in Seattle’s Magnolia Neighborhood.

Police were called to the 3000 block of 21st Avenue West for a reported shooting at around 6:30 p.m. Once there a woman told them her child had been shot. The child was pronounced dead at the scene.

Court documents say that after the shooting, Montgomery fired shots at two people near 22nd Avenue West and Thorndyke Avenue West. No one was hurt. Witnesses reported seeing a man fire 4 to 5 shots and then run off.

Police later found Montgomery three blocks away. During his contact with police, Montgomery admitted to using PCP and blamed his actions on demons.

Both Montgomery and his wife, the child’s mother, were detained by police for questioning.

The mother told police she was in the bathroom when she heard the gun go off. She asked her husband what the noise was, and he said, “it was a blank.” It was not a blank. That was the shot that killed their son, according to court documents.

After the shot was fired, Montgomery left the apartment and the mother said she went to check on her son. When she realized what happened, she ran outside for help. That is where police found her.

The child’s mother was later released.

Montgomery did not appear in court on Thursday, the hearing went on without him.

The court found probable cause for Murder in the First Degree, two counts of Assault in the First Degree, and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in the First Degree.

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