Seattle rideshare drivers mourn, seek solutions after homicides

Violence has impacted many Seattle-area rideshare drivers in recent years, four of whom were murdered.  

Amare Geda, a 52-year-old father of two, was shot and killed on Aug. 8, 2023 by an 18-year-old carjacker while working in SODO.

Mahamadou Kabba, a 35-year-old father of five, was killed on Jan. 12, 2023 in Renton in a seemingly random shooting that seriously wounded two other men.

Mohamed Kediye, a 48-year-old father of six, was killed while driving in South Lake Union on Sept. 11, 2022 when another driver pulled up next to him and opened fire. Seattle police have not yet arrested anyone in the case.

Cherno “Che” Ceesay was a 28-year-old

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