By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2026-09-18 22:56:36 | Updated at 2026-09-18 23:32:40
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A Washington state teen was gunned down at a car meet earlier this month — right after he eerily promised his mother that “he wouldn’t get shot.”
Amanda Osborne shared the harrowing premonition in a Thursday interview with KING5, revealing her final conversation with son Kaleb Osborne before he was killed on Sept. 6.
“The last promise he made was that he wouldn’t get shot,” the heartbroken mother told the outlet.
Kaleb, 17, was fatally shot in the head and back in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood while courageously trying to break up a heated fight.
The grieving mom was unable to view her son’s body until Wednesday.
“That was the first time since he hugged me goodbye that I got to see him. I don’t want anyone to go through what I’ve been through,” she told the outlet.
Osborne agonized over being robbed of watching her young son grow up and thrive into adulthood.
“I don’t get to see him graduate, I don’t get to see him get married, I don’t get to see his babies. All I have is a lock of his hair. That’s all I have of him.”
Kaleb’s friends met with Amanda on a popular hillside lookout in Thurston County, near Yelm, where Kaleb was living with his mother.
“This was my son’s favorite place,” Amanda said.
“All of his friends used to hang out here. This is how I want everyone to remember my son. This beautiful place. He was beautiful. He loved nature. He loved life,” Amanda said.
She plans to have a memorial bench installed on the hillside — colloquially referred to as “Sunset” — on Bald Hill Road.
Kyle Scharpf, a local safety and preservation activist who fights to keep Sunset safe and clean, told KING5 that he became a mentor to the teen, who he described as “lost.”
“The kid was lost, a lot of kids are lost, especially at that age,” he said.
“I remember being that age and it was rough. Kaleb took me on… It was such a monumental achievement for him to step forward from his position and reclaim a title.”
Kaleb’s progress was palpable as he worked with Kyle to maintain Sunset, which is often used as a party hangout.
“I watched a kid go from a tarnished reputation to getting job offers and people liking him,” Scharpf said.
Amanda says that her son always had a heart of gold — he was her “best friend.”
“If he knew someone was hurting, he tried to make you happy. He tried to do anything to make you smile. He was a goofball. He was so funny,” she said.
“He was always behind me. It was me and him. He was my best friend, I just miss him so very much.”
Pal Tanner Wilks told the news station that Kaleb was “like a younger brother” to him, and that Kaleb’s passion for cars led him to the car meet — also known as a “street takeover,” an illegal gathering where drivers and onlookers block off roads to perform dangerous stunts.
“Kaleb was like a younger brother to me,” Wilks said.
The heroic teen was gunned down while trying to de-escalate an intense argument.
“Kaleb was trying to de-escalate the situation,” Wilks explained, adding that “he was trying to protect and calm things down and be a peacemaker in a situation that got out of hand.”
A fundraiser has been set up for Kaleb’s funeral costs.
The Seattle Police Department did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
