KING COUNTY, Wash. — The man who prosecutors allege shot and killed a 67-year-old woman outside a Costco in Tukwila appeared in court for the first time Thursday after he was brought back to the United States from Kenya.
Salman Haji, 20, faces charges of murder, attempted robbery, and robbery for a crime spree that spanned across King County on Jan. 26, 2024.
According to police, Haji and his co-defendant, Ilyiss Abdi, 20 drove a stolen Porsche SUV to the parking lot of Costco where Haji then tried to steal a woman’s purse as she was loading groceries into her car…