EDMONDS, Wash. — The 21-year-old man accused of shooting and killing a rideshare driver in Edmonds pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder on Monday, Feb. 5.
Alex Matthew Waggoner remains in jail on $1 million bail. A trial date is scheduled for Feb. 29.
Abdikadir Shariif, 31, was killed in his car near 236th Street Southwest and Edmonds Way on Jan. 3.
The shooting happened just after 10:15 p.m. Police said Shariif was making a left-hand turn, and he nearly hit Waggoner. Police said there was no “obvious altercation” between Shariif and Waggoner.
Investigators said dashcam footage captured Shariif distracted and looking down at his phone, before nearly hitting Waggoner in the crosswalk. The dashcam footage showed Shariif rolling down his window to apologize when Waggoner immediately started shooting at him, police said in court documents. Shariif was taken to the hospital, where he died.
A week after the shooting, Waggoner admitted to the shooting, according to probable cause documents. He told officers he had been drinking alcohol at his apartment and was on his way to a nearby Safeway to purchase more alcohol.
"He was adamant that he had grossly overreacted and was sorry for what he did," police said in court documents.
Before Waggoner was arrested, detectives obtained Ring camera footage from the suspect's apartment. On the night of the shooting, investigators said Waggoner was seen on the Ring camera running back to the apartment. He was captured saying, "Baby, holy ****! Let me in! Let me in right now! Oh my God!," according to court documents. Police said this recording was dated at 10:15 p.m. on Jan. 3, around the time when 911 callers alerted police of the shooting.
Waggoner was arrested Jan. 10 outside his apartment. He had two loaded guns and was wearing a ballistic vest at the time, according to charging documents.
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