The 18-year-old, who is accused in the shooting of a West Hill man on August 1, made his first court appearance this afternoon.

The 18-year-old suspect turned himself in to authorities Wednesday night.This afternoon, a court found probable cause for the crime of second degree murder and set bail at $750,000.

The suspect is the cousin of the 19-year-old victim who died at the scene in an apartment complex off of Martin Luther King Jr. Way around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday morning.

Apparently a hand gun was pulled out amongst a group of people in the apartment and passed around for inspection.At some point the victim’s cousin pointed the gun at him, pulled the trigger and shot the 19-year-old in the chest, according to Sgt. Cindi West, spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Office.

Detectives met the suspect around 5:30 p.m. yesterday at 21st Street and East James, where he turned himself in. He was booked into King County jail last night. The King County Prosecutor’s Office has until Monday to decide what the formal charges will be in this case.