17-Year-Old Has No Idea Police Just Connected His Dad's Truck to a Murder-for-Hire Plot

October 6, 2026

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On July 10, 2020, 17-year-old Quincy Mendez drove his father’s red Ford F-150 from Mount Vernon to Bellevue, Washington, with his friend Joseph Good in the passenger seat. Quincy was high on psilocybin mushrooms. Joseph told him they were going to “unload the clip” on someone, and that Quincy would get paid between four and six thousand dollars for driving. Quincy later told detectives he thought Joseph was bluffing. But Joseph got out of the truck near an apartment complex, walked up a hillside, and shot a man named Baron Lee nine times. Lee survived. Quincy drove them both back to Mount Vernon. Three months later, detectives connected the truck to the shooting and brought Quincy in for questioning. The interrogation that followed—captured on audio and video—reveals a teenager slowly realizing how deeply he had been pulled into a murder-for-hire plot he did not fully understand.

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1 (01:32) **Case Introduction: The July 10, 2020 Shooting** - The host sets the scene: 17-year-old Quincy Mendez is questioned about driving his dad's truck to Bellevue, Washington, in what police believe was a murder-for-hire plot where a man was shot nine times.
2 (05:51) **The Interrogation Begins: Establishing Quincy's Role** - Detectives read Quincy his rights and frame his involvement as "minimal" to encourage cooperation, while he claims he was high on shrooms and doesn't remember details.
3 (27:40) **The "Screenshot" Evidence: Quincy's Knowledge of the Shooting** - Detectives reveal they have evidence Quincy looked up news about the shooting hours after it happened, proving he knew what Joseph did.
4 (31:30) **The Confession: Quincy Admits to Being the Getaway Driver** - Quincy confesses that he drove Joseph to Bellevue knowing he was going to commit a shooting, but claims he was manipulated and high on shrooms.
5 (46:49) **The Murder-for-Hire Plot: Uncovering the Financier** - Detectives push Quincy to identify who hired Joseph, revealing the shooting was a paid hit, not a random gang act.
6 (57:17) **The Weapon and the Gloves: Physical Evidence** - Quincy provides a detailed description of the gun and the distinctive green gloves Joseph used, which he later admits to touching.
7 (01:19:00) **The Timeline of the Crime: From Mount Vernon to Bellevue** - Quincy walks through the timeline of the day, from taking shrooms at Jada's house to driving to Bellevue and waiting in the parking lot.

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17-Year-Old Has No Idea Police Just Connected His Dad's Truck to a Murder-for-Hire Plot

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