 Memorial outside Aburiya Bento House, 2023 | |
| Time | June 2023 |
|---|---|
| Location | Belltown, Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 1 |
| Accused | Cordell Maurice Goosby |
| Charges | First degree murder Attempted first degree murder |
At 11:15 a.m. on June 13, 2023, [1] 34-year-old Eina Kwon was killed in Belltown, Seattle, Washington, United States. [1] Kwon was a restaurant owner who was eight months pregnant with her second child at the time. [2]
Kwon and her husband, Evan Sung Kwon, were shot in their car at the intersection of 4th Street and Lenora Street, near their restaurant Aburiya Bento House. [3] [1]
Cordell Maurice Goosby, a black male, is alleged to have fired six shots from a stolen semi-automatic handgun into the car at random. [4] [5] [6] He has been charged with first-degree murder. [7] [8] Evan was shot in the arm and received treatment for his injury at a local hospital. [9] [10] He was discharged the following morning. [1]
Goosby stayed at the scene and was arrested for the shootings, to which he immediately confessed. [1]
Kwon and her unborn baby died from her injuries. Her funeral at Acacia Memorial Park and Funeral Home on June 23 was open to the public. [11] [12] [13]
Susanna Keilman, a former Republican state legislative candidate from Pierce County, organized a rally at the site where Kwon was killed. [14] Up to 300 community members observed a moment of silence and also marched in Kwon's memory. [15] [16] A number of restaurants have raised funds and donated a proportion of their daily sales, for the family. [17] [13] A GoFundMe raised over $280,000 by June 28. [13]
Goosby has both a criminal record and a history of mental illness. [1] He told the police that he had seen a gun in the car, but video of the incident seems to contradict this. [1] No motive has been determined; [18] Goosby had never met the couple before. [1] The accused pleaded not guilty on June 29. [19]
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