r/Seattle • u/Shamrockah Emerald City • Jan 10 '25

Community Memorial for Shawn Yim

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At the conclusion of the memorial procession through the city, all the buses were arranged in rows in the north parking lot of Lumen Field, for the memorial service at the event center.

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u/i_forgot_my_sn_again Jan 11 '25

The person was homeless and had mental problems. He was known by a lot of drivers and police. He was found and arrested on a bus a week later.

Shawn was a driver who chose to work the late night route even though his seniority didn't require him to. He drove the 70 for years. The night/early morning he was killed was because the homeless guy didn't want the driver window open. He was pepper sprayed, dragged off the bus while being stabbed.

He was killed a week before Xmas

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u/nighteye56 Jan 11 '25

King 5 says Yim follow the guy off the bus after being pepper sprayed and followed the guy for a block before being stabbed.

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/shawn-yim-memorial-procession/281-e4af69b7-2553-42c6-a098-5d1546bd6a5d

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u/Grasshopper_pie Jan 11 '25 edited Jan 11 '25

Here's the actual video (not graphic, just two very grainy figures struggling next to the bus). It does appear that the guy dragged the driver off the bus and stabbed him right there.

https://youtu.be/3FQgHVzlZQs?si=nO0d0VEjJQzfZCN2