This undated photograph launched by the Redmond Police Division exhibits the stalking suspect, Texas trucker Ramin Khodakaramrezaei, 38. A podcaster and her husband have been discovered shot to loss of life of their suburban Seattle dwelling, together with Khodakaramrezaei, who had been suspected of stalking the podcast host for months, in a case that police who had tried to serve a safety order described as their “worst nightmare.” Police had been attempting to serve a safety order on Khodakaramrezaei earlier than Friday, March 10, 2023, killings. Redmond Police Division through Related Press
Early Friday morning, a pair was discovered lifeless of their dwelling close to Seattle.
Podcaster Zohreh Sadeghi, 33, and her husband, Mohammad Milad Naseri, 35, have been victims of a murder-suicide-shooting. Police say Ramin Khodakaramrezaei, 38, broke into their dwelling, per The Related Press.
The suspected shooter and Sadeghi had initially met in 2021 on a web-based chat group for Farsi audio system and had expressed curiosity in her podcast. The 2 chatted for a while on-line and even met in particular person, reported AP. Final yr, when the fan began threatening Sadeghi within the fall of 2022, the couple filed paperwork for a restraining order.
“In one of many stories, she reported over 100 contacts in a single day,” Redmond Police Chief Darrell Lowe mentioned, per CNN. “There have been situations the place the person did present up on the (dwelling) beforehand bearing presents.”
Khodakaramrezaei was initially from Texas and was working as a truck driver within the space of the house, which made it tough for police to find him for the retraining order, reported CNN.
AP reported the suspected shooter entered via a damaged window, the place he allegedly shot each Sadehgi and Naseri, after which himself. Sadehgi’s mom was additionally within the dwelling however escaped unhurt to a neighbor's home, the place she referred to as the police at roughly 1:45 a.m. Friday.
“This is absolutely the worst final result for a stalking case. That is each sufferer, each detective, each police chief’s worst nightmare,” Lowe mentioned Friday throughout a media briefing, per AP.
“This is absolutely the worst final result for a stalking case. That is each sufferer, each detective, each police chief’s worst nightmare,” Lowe mentioned Friday throughout a media briefing, per AP.
He mentioned this was the “worst nightmare” for stalking instances and cautioned that simply because paperwork has been filed, “a chunk of paper doesn't defend an individual when somebody is intent on inflicting them hurt.” It solely offers officers the power to implement the order.