Man found not guilty by insanity in Seattle pregnant woman shooting
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The man accused of a 2023 shooting that killed a pregnant woman and her unborn baby in Seattle has been found not guilty by reason of insanity.
Cordell Goosby was charged with first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder in the death of 34-year-old Eina Kwon and the shooting of her husband, Sung Kwon, who was also injured.
Eina Kwon and her husband were on their way to work at Japanese restaurant Aburiya Bento House on June 13, 2023, when they stopped at a red light at an intersection around 11:15 p.m.
Goosby allegedly ran toward the driver’s side window of his white Tesla, gun raised.
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Cordell Goosby was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2023 Seattle shooting that killed Eina Kwon and her unborn baby. (Cook County Sheriff/GoFundMe)
Prosecutors stated in court documents that Goosby got rid of the gun and said, “After a short time, he shot at the victim’s car window and shot at the victims inside the car. After firing all the bullets in the gun into the victims’ car, he turned and fled the scene.” he wrote. “The defendant’s actions shattered a family and community.”
The officers then threw their hands in the air and shouted “I did it! I did it!” He found Goosby saying. according to court documents.
Then-Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell called the broad daylight shooting “an unimaginable tragedy.”
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Authorities said Cordell Goosby was found not guilty on the grounds of insanity in the shooting that killed Eina Kwon and her unborn child. (Facebook)
Goosby was prohibited from owning a firearm because of his criminal record in Illinois. Authorities claimed that the attacker used a stolen gun during the conflict.
Fox 13 reported that the King County court system said the verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity meant Goosby “admitted to committing the crimes and agreed to be committed to a state psychiatric hospital.”
Experts on both the defense and prosecution evaluated Goosby and found that he was legally insane at the time of the shooting, leading the court to allow the defense, the source said.
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Eina Kwon, a 34-year-old pregnant Seattle mother, was fatally shot in her car in front of her husband Sung Kwon by a man having a mental health crisis on June 13, 2023. (Fox13 screenshot)
The station added that Goosby’s future release would depend on approval from multiple state and court agencies.
