A family said they are seeking justice. The accused killer is claiming self-defense in the shooting that happened on April 1, 2023.
SEATTLE — The trial of Patrick Cooney, accused of murdering 23-year-old Seattle community activist Elijah Lewis in a road rage incident, began Tuesday.
Cooney faces charges of second-degree murder and first-degree assault for the shooting that occurred on April 1, 2023, in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood.
Prosecutors alleged Cooney, riding a motorized scooter, fired five shots at Lewis’s car as it drove away following a traffic dispute.
“Elijah Lewis lost his life when this man Patrick Cooney lost his temper,”
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