A community is outraged after a young activist was killed and his 9-year-old nephew injured in an apparent act of road rage on Seattle’s Capitol Hill.
He is accused of second-degree murder and first-degree assault for theThe young man’s death is impacting an entire community. Elijah Lewis was young, but he was already a force in this community.
The death of his brother, 23-year-old Elijah Lewis, is being felt across the Central District, the home base for his activism for racial justice. According to court documents, Lewis was attempting to turn onto Broadway and there was an altercation. Cooney, who had a concealed weapons permit, pulled out a handgun and shot Lewis’ nephew. Lewis drove away, trying to shield his nephew. But Cooney kept shooting, fatally striking Lewis. His vehicle came to rest at Harvard Avenue and East Pike Street.
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