A Washington teen was charged with homicide over the shooting death of a hardworking Uber driver whose body was found on August 8 in Seattle’s SODO area, police said.
Neiana Allen-Bailey is accused of shooting 52-year-old Amare Geda to death before dumping his body and belongings and going on a two-day joyride in the victim’s 2014 Toyota Prius.
Police said that after initially claiming that Geda punched her before she shot him in self-defense, the suspect admitted to approaching him at random and killing him.
She admitted to stealing the victim’s car and traveling to Skywalk to visit her mother and brother, going to Rainier Beach to smoke marijuana, getting her hair done at Kent, and refueling in Benton.
Police arrested Allen-Bailey after tracking down the stolen vehicle. They said that Geda was an Ethiopian immigrant and father of two who supported his family abroad.
“All night he drove, while during the day, he worked at the airport,” the Seattle Rideshare Association added in a statement.
