A large memorial and candle-light vigil for Degene Barecha took place on the evening of Friday, Feb. 1, at the Philadelphia Cheese Steak restaurant on 23rd Avenue and East Union Street. Barecha, 32, an Ethiopian native who moved to Seattle in 1990 and owned the restaurant, was shot to death at the restaurant on Wednesday, Jan. 30. A customer at the restaurant was also shot On Thursday, Jan, 31, Seattle Police officers arrested Rey Alberto Davis-Bell, 23, in South Seattle. Davis-Bell was also wanted in connection with a domestic assault incident in West Seattle earlier on the day of the shooting. Photo: BRADLEY ENGHAUS[[In-content Ad]]
