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Records show suspect arrested in deadly Belltown shooting had just been released from jail
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Key Points:
- Seattle police have arrested 44-year-old Theaellis Hall in connection with the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Tionna Simpson in Belltown over Labor Day weekend; Hall had been released from custody just days earlier after a domestic violence assault case.
- Simpson was shot while sitting in her car near Third and Blanchard on September 6, leaving behind a six-month-old daughter, according to family members who described the loss as heartbreaking.
- Surveillance footage showed Hall driving a dark blue Chevy Malibu at the time of the shooting, and a witness tip linked him to the vehicle and identified him as a local crack dealer.
- Hall admitted to being the driver seen on video but claimed he did not remember the incident and denied knowing Simpson or having a motive to shoot her.
- Hall, who has three prior felony convictions, is now held on $4 million bail and faces a possible murder charge, with prosecutors expected to file charges imminently.
