Story Published:
Jan 30, 2008 at 11:48 AM PST
Story Updated:
Jan 31, 2008 at 7:13 AM PST
SEATTLE -- Investigators have located and impounded the vehicle they believe links one man to two shootings that took place across town on Wednesday.
On Wednesday night, investigators located the 2002 black Lincoln Continental that was seen leaving the scene of the deadly restaurant shooting. They found the car in the 2200 block of South Forest.
The car belongs to 23-year-old Rey Davis-Bell, who is accused of trying to gun down his girlfriend inside a West Seattle apartment in a drive-by shooting.
Police believe he may be linked to a second shooting that took place at a restaurant in Seattle's Central District several hours later, but he is not being considered a suspect.
One man was killed and another critically wounded when a man opened fire inside a restaurant in Seattle's Central District Wednesday morning, and the shooter remains at large.
Police were called to the scene of the Philadelphia Cheese Steak restaurant on the corner of 23rd Avenue and East Union around 11:30, according to Mark Jamison with the Seattle Police Department.
There, officers found one man who had been shot multiple times, and another wounded by a single gunshot, said Fire Lt. Harold Webb. Police say one of the victims was an employee at the restaurant.
"He was laying, bleeding on the ground, and they were working on him. Then the paramedics ran inside and said one of he cooks was shot," said Vanessa Chester, a witness.
Both men were rushed to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where one of them later died. His name has not been released. The second victim is in critical condition.
Seattle police say they believe the shooting was connected to a drive-by shooting near the Longfellow Creek Apartments in West Seattle on Wednesday morning.
At least seven shots were fired at an apartment window.
"When I'd seen the bullet holes, my hair just stood up on the back of my neck just like that," said John Telnus, who lives in the apartment complex. "Couple of inches more, that would have been it."
There were no reported injuries in that incident.
Police believe the motive in the shootings may have been the result of a domestic dispute. They believe Davis-Bell tried to gun down his girlfriend.
Investigators have called in extra units to aid in the search for Davis-Bell, Sgt. Deanna Nollette said.
Davis-Bell served a year in prison for a previous conviction for second-degree assault. Anyone who sees him is asked to call Seattle police.
Former restaurant owner shot to death in 2003
This is the second shooting in connection with the restaurant in the past five years.
On July 31, 2003, Troy Hackett, the co-owner of what was then known as "Philly's Best" was shot to death in the Central District as he drove home from the restaurant.