Victim in alleged Bellevue [Seattle] transit attack dies; attacker was released from prison 32 hours earlier

KIRO Seattle (via MSN.com) ^ | 20 July 2022

[zeestephen]

A vicious beating at the Bellevue Transit Center sent a disabled man to the hospital with a fractured skull...Sixty-three-year-old Eric Larson, who was sitting in his wheelchair when he was attacked, died from his injuries Tuesday...Police tracked down the suspect [Gabriel Vargas-Garcia] and discovered he was just released from prison on July 8 on a sexual assault conviction.

[zeestephen]

Bellevue, WA, is the largest suburb of Seattle. Until about 10 years ago, we had just one murder in the last fifty years. I think we are close to 12 murders now, in that same time period.

[Lockbox]

Gee, such a high crime, violent area of Seattle....... 🤣🤣🤣

[FlingWingFlyer]

Chalk one up for the illegal aliens again. Another American bites the dust. Diversity is THEIR strength. Our weakness.

[Steely Tom]

I wonder who the victim voted for.

[BookmanTheJanitor]

McNerthney says that since Vargas-Garcia has a previous conviction, he is likely to get a long prison sentence if he is convicted in this case.

Sure.

[Tax-chick]

The attack was not alleged. It definitely happened. At most, the identity of the attacker is “alleged.”

[Ros42]

Is going out and killing innocent people stipulated as part of their release?? 😡

[goodnesswins]

He should fry...immediately

[Sarah Barracuda]

Another illegal doing what they do best..like Trump said, they are NOT sending in their best but no worries he will vote Dem so obviously that is all that matters

[max americana]

Bellevue is under Seattle jurisdiction, I believe.

And for the first time in 32 years, a Republican won the vote as city AG last November to clean up the streets. Miracles do happen..

[zeestephen]

Re: "I wonder who the victim voted for."

We have Top Two candidates in our general elections.

3-4 elections ago, our incumbent Democrat Congressman only got 70% of the vote...against a Socialist Party candidate!

Republicans typically lose by 60 percentage points.

[skr]

The article doesn’t say the attacker is an illegal. Did you learn this from another source?

[llevrok]

I wonder who the victim voted for.

And how many times he voted.

[llevrok]

And at one time "Swellvue" and the east side trended Republican. That wss a balance against communist seattle.

Those days are long gone

[moehoward]

‘Republicans typically lose by 60 percentage points. “

And when they win, we recount until they lose.

[Luke21]

I read Democrats will win landslide victories across the state including “legendary” senator Patti Murray. What a hell hole.

[Nifster]

Does Washington state not have the death penalty? This seems like the perfect case for it

[Nifster]

Garcia being the standard name for those living in the pacific north west

[Mark17]

Another illegal doing what they do best..like Trump said, they are NOT sending in their best but no worries he will vote Dem so obviously that is all that matters

It seems that way, doesn’t it?

[Steely Tom]

McNerthney says that since Vargas-Garcia has a previous conviction, he is likely to get a long prison sentence if he is convicted in this case.

And a formal letter of reprimand will be added to his permanent record.