Convicted Felon Who Fired Every Bullet Into Pregnant Woman’s Car Window, Killing Her and the Unborn Child Avoids Prison After Court Accepts Insanity P
A Seattle court delivered its verdict this week in one of the city’s most shocking criminal cases in recent memory — and the man who pulled the trigger will not spend a single day in prison.
Cordell Goosby, who was 30 years old at the time of the attack, stood trial on charges of first-degree murder and first-degree attempted murder stemming from a June 13, 2023, shooting in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood.
The victims were Eina Kwon, a 34-year-old restaurant owner who was eight months pregnant, and her husband, Sung Kwon.
Eina and her unborn baby girl did not survive. Sung was struck in the arm but recovered and was discharged from the hospital the following morning.
On March 20, 2026, Goosby was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
At 11:15 a.m. on June 13, 2023, the couple was shot in their car at the intersection of 4th Street and Lenora Street, near their restaurant Aburiya Bento House.
The two were on their morning commute to open the restaurant when the attack unfolded.
There was no interaction between the suspect and the victims’ vehicle prior to the shooting, according to charging documents.
Goosby allegedly sprinted toward the driver’s side window of their white Tesla with a gun raised, reported Fox News. According to court documents, prosecutors wrote: “In a short span of time, he fired a gun in the victim’s car window, striking the victims inside the car. After firing all the bullets he had in the gun into the victims’ car, he turned and ran from the scene.”
Goosby was a convicted felon from Chicago, reported Komo News. Authorities confirmed he was legally prohibited from possessing a firearm due to his prior criminal record in Illinois. Police said he reportedly used a stolen gun that was found nearby.
Cordell Goosby, who was 30 years old at the time of the attack, stood trial on charges of first-degree murder and first-degree attempted murder stemming from a June 13, 2023, shooting in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood.
The victims were Eina Kwon, a 34-year-old restaurant owner who was eight months pregnant, and her husband, Sung Kwon.
Eina and her unborn baby girl did not survive. Sung was struck in the arm but recovered and was discharged from the hospital the following morning.
On March 20, 2026, Goosby was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
At 11:15 a.m. on June 13, 2023, the couple was shot in their car at the intersection of 4th Street and Lenora Street, near their restaurant Aburiya Bento House.
The two were on their morning commute to open the restaurant when the attack unfolded.
There was no interaction between the suspect and the victims’ vehicle prior to the shooting, according to charging documents.
Goosby allegedly sprinted toward the driver’s side window of their white Tesla with a gun raised, reported Fox News. According to court documents, prosecutors wrote: “In a short span of time, he fired a gun in the victim’s car window, striking the victims inside the car. After firing all the bullets he had in the gun into the victims’ car, he turned and ran from the scene.”
Goosby was a convicted felon from Chicago, reported Komo News. Authorities confirmed he was legally prohibited from possessing a firearm due to his prior criminal record in Illinois. Police said he reportedly used a stolen gun that was found nearby.
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