Murder charges filed in fatal shooting of south Seattle woman

SEATTLE — The King County Prosecuting Lawyer’s Workplace charged a Seattle girl with homicide in connection to a deadly capturing on the morning of March 4 within the Rainier Valley neighborhood.

Jamila Abdi, 26, has been charged with first-degree homicide after allegedly capturing and killing 29-year-old Fariya Yusuf.

In response to courtroom paperwork, Abdi drove Yusuf to her residence the place they parked and stayed within the automotive for not less than 10 minutes. Yusuf then acquired out of the automotive and went into her residence whereas Abdi stayed within the automotive.

In an interview with Seattle police after her arrest, Abdi informed officers that she and Yusuf have been discussing Yusuf’s “poisonous” relationship along with her boyfriend, and that Yusuf had gone into her residence to get some wine so the pair may maintain speaking.

In response to courtroom paperwork, messages on Yusuf’s cellphone present that Abdi tried reaching out to Yusuf by textual content and thru a cellphone name over the following 20 minutes attempting to get her to come back again outdoors. Whereas doing so, Abdi is seen on surveillance video getting out of her automotive and strolling round Yusuf’s residence with a gun in her hand.

Yusuf finally got here again outdoors with a glass of wine in a single hand and her mobile phone to her ear within the different. In response to courtroom paperwork, Yusuf was chatting with a good friend who listened as Yusuf walked towards Abdi.

When the 2 have been inside ft of one another, Abdi brandished the gun and shot 14 rounds at Yusuf, charging paperwork state. Abdi was then seen driving away northbound on forty second Avenue South.

Abdi was arrested by Seattle police on March 10. A decide has set her bail at $2 million. She is scheduled to be arraigned March 23.

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