Updated: Seattle Suffers First Homicide of the Year
View at TwitterSeattle’s First Homicide of 2023
@SeattlePD wrapped presser at @DESCSeattle Canaday House. Police say female resident killed by a man who was eventually arrested. #DESC properties continue to deal with high rates of complaints and 911 calls.
On Going Problems
@DESCSeattle‘s Canaday House is one of several “housing first” projects in #Seattle. But places like The Morrison, Lyon Building, and Clement Place deal with rash of neighbor complaints about drug use and other issues spilling into streets.
https://www.desc.org/what-we-do/housing/
New Year Same Problems
@HomicideSeattle, has anyone pulled 911 calls to these @DESCSeattle properties in #Seattle? If millions of dollars are being spent to build more of this “supportive housing,” who’s tracking the impact on the community?
New Details
46 year old Allister Baldwin was no show in court today but judge found probable cause for first degree murder. He’s accused of killing 51 year old Ivette Wallin inside @DESCSeattle‘s CANADAY HOUSE in year’s first homicide. Case continued until Thursday.
Disturbing Details
Authorities say Baldwin lived inside unit #611 at @DESCSeattle CANADAY HOUSE. Wallin lived down hall in unit #608. Their relationship still unclear. Officers say drug paraphernalia found near victims body.
Seattle’s First Homicide of 2023
@DESCSeattle properties continue to deal with high rates of complaints and 911 calls. Units house formerly homeless, drug addicts, and people struggling with mental health issues.
Repeat Offender
Prosecutors say Baldwin’s been convicted of sexual assault of a child in #Texas. The Northwest Community Bail Fund in #Seattle also bailed him out last year in municipal court.
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/tx-court-of-appeals/1225929.html
Ongoing Problems
#DESC‘s Canaday House is one of several “housing first” projects in #Seattle. But places like The Morrison, Lyon Building, and Clement Place deal with rash of neighbor complaints about drug use+other issues spilling into streets.
https://www.desc.org/what-we-do/housing/