SEATTLE — An 18-year-old woman was arrested Thursday in connection to the fatal shooting of a rideshare driver.
The victim, identified as Amare Geda, 52, was found dead early Tuesday morning from a gunshot wound near the intersection of South Walker Street and 1st Avenue South, less than a half-mile away from T-Mobile Park.
Police said the suspect in the killing appeared to randomly walk up to Geda as he was stopped along the curb on 1st Avenue South. The suspect then carjacked and shot Geda, fleeing from the location in his vehicle southbound on 1st Avenue, passing Spokane Street.
Seattle police said the suspect was arrested at around 4 p.m. on Thursday in South Lake Union and was booked into King County Jail.
A post from the Seattle Rideshare Driver's Association, of which Geda was a member, said he worked two jobs to support his family over the last 14 years. He worked at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport during the day, then worked as a rideshare driver at night.
An online fundraiser has been set up to support Geda's family.
