Justice for Conner: Mom of teen murdered on Mother s Day still pleads for help to find killer one year later
Washington s Most Wanted s David Rose has more
WANTED IN SEATTLE - Monday will mark one year since an 18-year-old young man full of promise was gunned down in his car right in front of his home.
Conner Dassa-Holland was murdered on Mother s Day.
You may recall his mom s tearful news conference outside her house in the Rainier Beach neighborhood of Seattle. The person who did this to my boy, they needed a hug, they needed more love, they couldn’t have done this if they had those things in their life, said Alicia Dassa.
May Day arrests highlight evolving tactics by Seattle police Joel Moreno, KOMO News Reporter
May Day arrests highlight evolving tactics by Seattle police UP NEXT
The May Day protests from this past Saturday offer a fresh look at new tactics Seattle police are using to handle destructive demonstrators.
Prosecutors have yet to review the cases for the 14 people arrested during the May Day marches
When everyone is dressed the same it can be hard to pick out the individuals who are damaging property or throwing rocks or bottles. That was the case Saturday when dozens of people dressed head-to-toe in black clothing.
King County s surge in gun violence linked to COVID crisis, some civic activists say Jonathan Choe, KOMO News reporter
After a recent gang-related shooting at a Kent mobile home park, Pastor Lawrence Bowles and his church volunteers spent time calming residents and and urging rival gang members to not retaliate.
“We pass out flyers (and) go door-to-door, he said. And that’s the way to interrupt these gun crimes before they even happen.
But Bowles said the COVID-19 pandemic has cut into his budget for vital outreach efforts, and he’s already seeing the consequences on the streets.
“The numbers correlate with what we have been seeing,” he said, referring to the uptick in gun violence that is being reported across parts of King County.
Murder Mystery: Crime Stoppers reward raised to $4,000 to help solve suspicious death of Francis Gaspar article
REDMOND - The family of a TSA agent at Sea-Tac Airport who died in suspicious circumstances is upping the reward for help to solve the case.
Francis Gaspar s family, Redmond Police and Crime Stoppers of the Puget Sound are hoping a $4,000 cash reward will help someone come forward with information.
The previous cash reward for information was $2,000 and now Gaspar s family has added another $2,000.
Gaspar, 38, was found lying in the middle of W. Lake Sammamish Parkway just after midnight on Monday, July 29th, 2019.
He was rushed to the hospital, where he died the next day.
The search is on for four suspects who Seattle Police detectives say opened fire last weekend near Judkins Park in the city’s central district, shooting a 2-year-old girl in the face and three men