SEATTLE — A rally was held in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood on Saturday morning to honor the victims of the deadly shooting earlier this week.
On Tuesday, June 13, Seattle police responded to the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Lenora Street for reports of a shooting. When officers arrived, they found two victims in their Tesla car. The victims were identified as 34-year-old Eina Kwon and her 37-year-old husband, Sung Kwon.
Eina Kwon was 32 weeks pregnant at the time of the shooting.
The Kwons were taken to Harborview Medical Center, where Eina Kwon was rushed into surgery and her baby was emergently delivered. Both Eina and her baby girl died. Sung Kwon, who was shot multiple times in his left arm, survived.
Hundreds of people attended the Saturday rally to honor Eina and her family and to call for change.
People marched from 4th Avenue and Lenora Street to Aburiya Bento House, the restaurant Eina and Sung owned. Community members held signs that read “women against violence,” "peace" and “change now."
Some marchers said they wanted to show their support for the victim's family, but also want to send a message to city leaders.
"These things have to be tackled head-on and things have to be cleaned up," said Belltown resident Misha Savvateev.
Rally organizer Susanna Keilman said new policies need to be enacted now.
"We need policy that protects everyone, safety is the best form of inclusion," Keilman said.
The 30-year-old suspect, Cordell Maurice Goosby, was charged with first-degree murder and first-degree attempted murder on Friday. He currently faces up to 57 years in prison if convicted of the crimes. Additional charges may be added, according to the King County Prosecutor's Office.
Currently, Goosby isn’t charged in the baby’s death and that hinges on state law.
Goosby doesn't have a local criminal history. However, he is wanted out of Indiana for a 2020 domestic battery case and has felony convictions from Illinois for possession of controlled substances and aggravated unlawful use weapon/vehicle.