Allen Ivanov appears at Snohomish District Court in Everett, Wash., via video link from the Snohomish County Jail, Monday, Aug. 1, 2016. A lawyer representing the 19-year-old accused of fatally shooting three other teens at a party in Washington state over the weekend says the case raises troubling questions about the availability of guns. (Mike Siegel/The Seattle Times via AP)
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EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - Prosecutors have filed three charges of aggravated first-degree murder against a 19-year-old accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend and two young men to death at a party in suburban Seattle over the weekend.
Allen C. Ivanov also faces one charge of attempted murder, accusing him of shooting and seriously wounding an 18-year-old man, and one count of first-degree assault.
Police say Ivanov admitted during interviews after his arrest that he committed the shootings at a home in Mukilteo early Saturday. They say he was upset that his ex-girlfriend, Anna Bui, appeared to be moving on with her life after their recent breakup.
The charges were filed Tuesday in Snohomish County District Court. Aggravated murder can bring the death penalty in Washington, but Gov. Jay Inslee has declared a moratorium on capital punishment.
Ivanov's lawyer did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.
Paul Kramer, the father of the surviving victim, Will Kramer, told a news conference at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle that he feels fortunate his son is still alive, The Seattle Times reported (http://goo.gl/QGPKSN ). His son still has a tube in his chest to drain bleeding after being shot in the back. A bullet shattered his left shoulder blade.
"Life is so precious," he said. "I pray that we collectively find ways to live in peace, in harmony and in love."
Kramer said his son was sitting with three friends when the shooting broke out. Two are now dead.
"He lost some dear friends, and that has scarred him," Paul Kramer said.
After Will was wounded, he hid between a barbecue and a fireplace. He then ran out into the yard and hid in some bushes, his father said.
Anna Bui, Jake Long and Jordan Ebner were killed. All were 19 and 2015 graduates of Kamiak High School, where Ivanov also attended. Ivanov and Bui were both students at the University of Washington's Bothell campus.
A friend of the Mukilteo shooting victims reacts as Allen Ivanov appears at Snohomish District Court in Everett, Wash., via video link from the Snohomish County Jail, Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, in Everett, Wash. A lawyer representing the 19-year-old accused of fatally shooting three other teens at a party in Washington state over the weekend says the case raises troubling questions about the availability of guns. (Mike Siegel/The Seattle Times via AP)
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Sultan Akbar, friend of Mukilteo shooting suspect Allen Ivanov, is interviewed by the media about Ivanov following a bail hearing at Snohomish District Court in Everett, Wash., Monday, Aug. 1, 2016. A lawyer representing Ivanov, the 19-year-old accused of fatally shooting three other teens at a party in Washington state over the weekend, says the case raises troubling questions about the availability of guns. (Genna Martin/seattlepi.com via AP)
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Court victims advocate Christina Harkness speaks with Mukilteo resident Terry Thomas, left, and friends of both the victims and suspect Sultan Akbar, second from right, and Andre Nguyen, right, after hearing for Allen Ivanov at Snohomish District Court in Everett, Wash., Monday, Aug. 1, 2016. A lawyer representing the 19-year-old accused of fatally shooting three other teens at a party in Washington state over the weekend says the case raises troubling questions about the availability of guns. (Genna Martin/seattlepi.com via AP)
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People mourn at a memorial in the parking lot of Kamiak High School Sunday, July 31, 2016, after a community vigil for the victims of a shooting that occurred early Saturday morning at a house in Mukilteo, Wash.,killing three teenagers and wounding one. (Genna Martin/seattlepi.com via AP)
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Hundreds gathered for a community vigil Sunday, July 31, 2016, for the victims of a shooting that occurred early Saturday morning at a house in Mukilteo, Wash.,killing three teenagers and wounding one, at the Mukilteo Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints. (Genna Martin/seattlepi.com via AP)
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Joseph Song, long-time friend of victim Anna Bui, mourns Sunday, July 31, 2016, at a memorial in the parking lot of Kamiak High School after a community vigil honoring the victims of a shooting that occurred early Saturday morning at a house in Mukilteo, killing three teenagers and wounding one. Song and Bui recently reconnected at UW Bothell where they were both students. (Genna Martin/seattlepi.com via AP)
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Friends of the victims huddle together during a prayer Sunday, July 31, 2016, as hundreds gather for a community vigil for the victims of a shooting that occurred early Saturday morning at a house in Mukilteo, killing three teenagers and wounding one. (Genna Martin/seattlepi.com via AP)
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