If this rumor were true, it would mean the victim made a confession of some sort ("I have always hated George Wilson, though he thinks I'm his best friend"), revealed his killer's identity ("It was my barber"), or made a final request ("I owe the Greek a chicken; could you please remember to settle that debt"). I called the Seattle Police Department to determine if the victim could talk, and if so, what exactly were his dying words. The spokesperson for the SPD answered, "Yeah, and he was last seen leaving the morgue, just like in Resident Evil… If he did say anything to anyone, it was not known to us, but I think he was fairly dead when we got there. He died on the spot, or at least at Harborview Medical Center, but he was pretty much out. No deathbed confessions from this guy." The murder has yet to be solved.
Leaving Me/I-5/Tues May 3/4:09 am: Officer Pitts reports: "We were dispatched to Fairview Avenue North and Mercer Street regarding a possible gunshot wound. We arrived and found a Jeep parked on the exit ramp. Witness was outside the car; the victim was sitting in the rear left passenger seat. He was shot multiple times on the torso and was unresponsive. Seattle Fire Department arrived and started CPR. The victim was then taken to Harborview Medical Center from the scene. The victim expired at around 0615." According to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the victim in this report, an Eritrean who has lived in America since he was eight, had pulled over on Pasadena Place Northeast ("a small side street under I-5") because he and the passenger, who is also an Eritrean, wanted some sleep. Suddenly a stranger opened the car door and fired several rounds at the driver. The passenger placed the bleeding driver into the back seat and furiously headed for the freeway in search of a hospital. The witness called 911 and was heard by the dispatcher screaming, "Oh my God! Oh my God!… You're not leaving me like this bro." The murder has yet to be solved.