White Center community mourns the loss of a beloved landlord allegedly murdered over rent
Oct 30, 2024, 6:06 AM
A union leader at the King County Sheriff's Office is warning about the budget cuts proposed by Executive Dow Constantine. (Photo courtesy of 成人X站 7)
(Photo courtesy of 成人X站 7)
People in the White Center community are mourning the loss of a beloved聽.
According to court documents obtained by , the victim, Ut Thi Bui, 73, was the property owner who rented a room to the suspect, Sofia Fishchuk, 19, for about a year.
Around 7:15 p.m. on Friday, King County deputies answered calls about a homicide at an apartment building in the 9800 block of 15th Avenue Southwest in the White Center area of Unincorporated King County.
“It was someone right up under her the whole entire time, someone she was helping out,” tenant William Boone said.
Boone told 成人X站 7 he had rented a room from Bui for several years. He described her as more than a landlord.
“She was like my mother. She cared and loved hard,” Boone explained. “She would take my kids to dinner, birthdays, give them money. My kids are just distraught. That鈥檚 how much of an impression she leaves on people. Ut was a loving person.”
According to the first appearance documents, Fishchuk had been behind on rent. When confronted by Bui, . After nearly 50 minutes, Fishchuk called her sister to tell her what she had done. The suspect鈥檚 brother-in-law called 911 and said “she had killed someone” after Fishchuk showed her sister the Bui鈥檚 body through a video phone call.
Boone told 成人X站 7 that Fishchuk had ranted about wanting to hurt Bui about the rent dispute before.
Those who knew Bui couldn鈥檛 believe something so violent could happen to a gentle soul.
“She was the epitome of just a really sweet older Asian lady,” business tenant Carol Mangabat said. “She reminds me of someone鈥檚 grandma very tiny hard-working, really nice lady.”
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Mangabat rented a space from Bui for two years. She said it鈥檚 going to be tough moving forward knowing she鈥檚 gone.
“She worked hard for her family,” she added. “She always talked about her, her kids, and doing well for her grandkids, and it鈥檚 tragic.”
Fishchuk has been booked into King County Jail on second-degree murder charges.
