Victim's family outraged that man who killed at age 13 released

Barry Massey killed Paul Wang in 1987

Barry Massey, who fatally stabbed a local store owner in the neck as a 13-year-old, was released from prison Tuesday even though he was sentenced to life in prison in the late 1980s.

By Casey McNerthney

QUICK FACTS:

  • Pierce County man who killed at 13 released Tuesday
  • Was the youngest person in U.S. to receive life without parole
  • Victim was Paul Wang, killed at the Steilacoom Marina
  • 2012 U.S. Supreme Court decision and 2014 state decision paved way for his release
  • Killer Barry Massey met at release by his wife, a former corrections officer he met in prison