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The individual accused in a tragic 2023 shooting that claimed the lives of a pregnant woman from Seattle and her unborn child has been acquitted on grounds of insanity.
Cordell Goosby faced charges of first-degree murder and first-degree attempted murder following the death of 34-year-old Eina Kwon and the injury of her husband, Sung Kwon, during the incident.
On the morning of June 13, 2023, Eina Kwon and Sung Kwon were en route to their Japanese restaurant, Aburiya Bento House. The couple halted at a red light at an intersection at approximately 11:15 a.m.
It is alleged that Goosby dashed towards the driver’s side of their white Tesla, brandishing a firearm.
Cordell Goosby has been declared not guilty by reason of insanity in the shooting that resulted in the deaths of Eina Kwon and her unborn child in Seattle in 2023. (Cook County Sheriff/GoFundMe)
“In a short span of time, he fired a gun in the victim’s car window, striking the victims inside the car. After firing all the bullets he had in the gun into the victims’ car, he turned and ran from the scene,” prosecutors wrote in court papers, noting that Goosby got rid of the weapon. “The defendant’s actions left a family and community shattered.”
Officers later located Goosby, who put his hands in the air and said, “I did it! I did it!” according to court documents.
Then-Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell described the broad daylight shooting as an “unimaginable tragedy.”
Authorities said Cordell Goosby was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the shooting that killed Eina Kwon and her unborn child. (Facebook)
Goosby was prohibited from owning a firearm due to his criminal record in Illinois. He allegedly used a stolen gun during the shooting, officials said.
Fox 13 reported that the King County court system said a not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity ruling means Goosby “admits that he committed the crimes and agrees to commitment in a state psychiatric hospital.”
Experts for both the defense and prosecution evaluated Goosby and determined he was legally insane at the time of the shooting, leading the court to permit the plea, the outlet reported.
Pregnant Seattle mother Eina Kwon, 34, was fatally shot in her car on June 13, 2023, in front of her husband, Sung Kwon, by a man suffering a mental health crisis. (Fox13 screenshot)
Goosby’s future release would depend on approval from multiple state and court entities, the station added.
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