By Seattle City Wire |
Jul 29, 2024
A 38-year-old member of the Tulalip Tribes pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to voluntary manslaughter and using a firearm in a crime of violence, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Abdul Qasim Ray Zahir admitted that he shot and killed a friend who had been helping him work on a car in a detached garage at his home on the Tulalip reservation. Zahir stated he shot the victim amid a sudden quarrel over noise from the auto work.