A new and controversial court ruling in the United States rekindled the debate over safety, criminal justice and the legal treatment of violent crimes committed by people with mental disorders. In Seattle, Washington state, a man accused of staging a random shooting in 2023 that ended the life of a pregnant woman and her unborn child was found not guilty because of insanity, a decision that generated strong public repercussions. The defendant, Cordell Goosby, was facing charges of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder for shooting at a couple on their way to work. The attack resulted in the death of Eina Kwon, 34, who was pregnant for eight months, as well as the death of her unborn baby. Her husband, Sung Kwon, was also shot but managed to survive his injuries
.According to the background of the case, the incident occurred when the couple were arrested in the middle of a traffic jam on 4th Street in Belltown, at the intersection known as 4th and Lenora. At the time, Goosby—then 30 years—approached the vehicle completely randomly and, according to reports, emptied the magazine of a 9mm gun against the couple's Tesla. The scene was especially tragic: Eina Kwon was eight months pregnant at the time of the shooting and neither she nor her unborn child survived. Her husband, on the other hand, managed to survive after being hit by gunfire.
