The family of a woman and her unborn child who were killed in a shooting in Belltown in 2023 is suing the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA).
Sung Kwon and his wife, Eina Kwon, were sitting in their car at a stoplight in Belltown when Cordell Goosby walked up and fired into the passenger seat, killing Eina Kwon and her unborn daughter. Now, Kwon’s family is filing a wrongful death lawsuit against KCRHA, alleging the agency ignored dangerous warning signs in Goosby while he was under its care, The Seattle Times reported.
KCRHA was managing Goosby’s case and providing him with housing before the shooting. The lawsuit alleged Goosby was becoming increasingly threatening and aggressive, fighting with strangers and talking about shooting people, according to The Seattle Times. Instead of alerting police, the lawsuit claimed the agency downplayed Goosby’s mental health crisis.
Man accused of Belltown shooting fell into KCRHA care in 2022
Goosby was first enrolled at KCRHA in 2022 and did not show any signs of concerning behavior. But, after his sister died, Goosby went to Harborview’s psychiatric unit multiple times, reporting hallucinations, paranoia, and suicidal and homicidal ideation, according to the lawsuit…