SEATTLE — Seattle police have arrested an 18-year-old woman suspected in the deadly shooting of a rideshare driver in SoDo.
The arrest was made around 4 p.m. on Thursday near John Street and 8th Avenue North.
On Tuesday, we learned the woman is also accused of pulling a gun on a Washington State Department of Transportation employee a few weeks ago. Police believe it is the same gun used in the shooting.
Police have previously said they believe the shooting was likely a random carjacking, and that the suspect was not a rideshare customer.
The victim was identified earlier this week as 52-year-old SeaTac resident Amare Geda, a husband and dad to two children.
Officers responded around 3:30 a.m. on August 8 to find Geda with multiple gunshot wounds lying in the street. First responders tried to save him, but he died at the scene.
The family plans to bury Geda in Ethiopia and has started a GoFundMe to help with transportation costs, as well as to help care for his wife and children.
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