The dispute that led to the shooting was over $100 the victim told police he owed to the woman.
King County prosecutors have accused a woman of shooting a homeless man after a dispute over a $100 debt, according to court documents.
Chrystina Atkeson was charged with first-degree assault in connection with the June 23 shooting.
According to police records, the victim was working at a car-detailing shop in the 3000 block of Rainier Avenue South when he was approached by a woman driving a white Cadillac Escalade.
After an altercation, the woman allegedly shot the victim in the stomach and fled the scene in a vehicle, according to police. Emergency personnel later brought the victim, whose name is being withheld, to Harborview Medical Center with serious injuries.
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Both Atkeson and the victim live near The Jungle, an area frequented by the city’s homeless population, according to court records.
The dispute that led to the shooting was over $100 the victim told police he owed to Atkeson, the records state.
Atkeson was previously convicted of assault for stabbing a person in the chest three times in 2008, according to court records.
After her July 4 arrest, Atkeson was booked into the King County Jail. Her bail was set at $750,000.