Detectives use woman s DNA to crack 1997 cold case of dead infant found in Seattle gas station restroom
By Q13 News Staff
Woman arrested in 1997 cold case of dead infant found in gas station bathroom
Police arrest a woman after using her DNA to crack a 1997 cold case of a infant boy found dead inside a Seattle gas station restroom.
SEATTLE - Police arrested a woman more than 23 years after her newborn son was found dead inside a Seattle gas station restroom.
The newborn was found inside a trash can in a Chevron gas station restroom on Nov. 20, 1997, according to a Seattle Police Department blotter post on Wednesday. The gas station, located at 8721 Lake City Way NE, is now a Shell gas station.
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The Historic Chinatown Gate, as seen in Seattle s International District. Seattle and King County in particular have seen a rise in hate crimes targeting Asian residents. (Shutterstock / David Tran Photo)
SEATTLE, WA Anti-Asian hate crimes are on the rise in Washington and across the country. Now, state leaders and local law enforcement say they are doing what they can to stamp out hate. Washington is a place where all people should feel safe and included, said Gov. Jay Inslee in a statement Tuesday. This is a welcoming state and I have a zero-tolerance policy for hate and racism. We must all condemn the acts of hate and violence displayed in the rising incidence of anti-Asian hate crimes in both Washington state and across the country. This is wholly unacceptable and must not stand.
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Jakwaun Shannon at the time of his arrest. In a March 15 hearing, the public defender sought a court order to retroactively seal documents to prevent publication of this picture. The judge ruled against a retroactive order but sealed documents including this photo moving forward. The court asked us not to print the photo. This author has chosen to blur the face but has more analysis to offer in the coming days once the ruling is published.
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A couple that was attacked while they were walking last week in Chinatown-International District said Wednesday that they believe they were intentionally targeted by a man who left both of them with serious injuries during an attack they said was unprovoked. I truly believe he was trying to kill us, said Michael Poffenbarger, who is white and was walking with his Japanese-American girlfriend, Noriko, when the attack occurred. He hit her so hard (and) he hit me really really hard. I was amazed at how hard he hit my head and it didn’t knock me out, said Poffenbarger. I thought for sure, I had a skull fracture.
Anti-Asian hate crimes on rise in Seattle area, police say Mar 05, 2021
Seattle police are noting a rising trend in hate crimes targeting Asian-Americans, echoing similar observations from across the region, and the nation.
The Seattle Police Department documented six anti-Asian hate crimes in 2018. In 2019, the number was nine. There were 14 reported in Seattle in 2020.
This echoes reports from the King County Prosecutor s Office this week, covering hate crime cases from across the county. The prosecutor s office charged 30 hate crime cases in 2018, and 39 in 2019. In 2020, however, that number shot up to 59 cases. So far in 2021, the office has charged seven cases.