Popular Owner Of Seattle Cheesesteak Joint Gunned Down. Violent Suspect Still At Large

The Oregonian:

When his former business partner was gunned down in 2003, Degene Barecha vowed to continue their successful Central Area cheese-steak restaurant.

Barecha believed that failing to do so would tarnish the memory of Troy Hackett, whose slaying on a Seattle street has not been solved, said Barecha’s niece, Kulla Jatani.

Barecha, 32, worked tirelessly seven days a week to become Seattle’s best cheese steak chef, Jatani said. He dreamed of franchising his Philadelphia Cheese Steak restaurant and, most of all, happiness with his new bride, Meselech Edema, who was to immigrate here from Ethiopia in June. More.