Seattle police release sketch of murder suspect

Seattle police sketch
Seattle detectives are hoping a sketch of a homicide suspect will lead them to the man who shot and killed a Capitol Hill man. (Seattle Police Dept.) | Zoom
Seattle detectives are hoping a sketch of a homicide suspect will lead them to the man who shot and killed a Capitol Hill man.

They believe the man driving a silver 2002-2008 BMW Z4 convertible pulled up alongside Yancy Noll on 15th Ave. and NE 75th St. in the Maple Leaf neighborhood the night of Aug. 31.

Police found Noll, 42, slumped over in his car. He had been shot multiple times in the Friday night incident.

Police believe someone pulled up to the victim's car, and for reasons that may have been related to a road rage incident, fired multiple rounds into his vehicle, then fled the scene.

Investigators don't know what sparked the incident, but witnesses have identified the suspect as a well-dressed white or Asian male in his late 20's to 30's with dark, slicked-back hair.

Anyone with information about this incident or who may know the identity or whereabouts of the suspect or his vehicle is asked to call 911 or the Seattle Police Homicide Tip Line at (206) 233-5000.

"He loved adventures," says Jen Mallinger, a neighbor three doors down from Noll.

She says they met through a mutual friend. After hanging out at Noll's apartment building for a while, Mallinger decided that was where she wanted to make her home. She rented the next unit that became available.

"His door was always open, and his dog, Lola, would always just come bounding out when you walked out of your front door and greet you [...] He was just such a caring person. He always wanted to know how my day was," remembers Mallinger.

The Seattle Police Department has posted security video of the suspect vehicle moments after the shooting:

Stephanie Klein, MyNorthwest.com Editor
Stephanie joined the MyNorthwest.com team in February 2008. She has built the site into a two-time National Edward R. Murrow Award winner (Best Radio Website 2010, 2012).
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  • dori monson fan wrote...
    so i read on king 5
    and saw Jim foreman's piece on tv that says yancy's girlfriend is now taking care of lola. is Jen yancy's girlfriend? or is she a different girl that is a friend who wanted to live next door to yancy? wouldn't yancy's girlfriend kind of prefer his man not have other lady friends living in the same bldg? Hope they find Simon cowell's stunt double.
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  • shark75 wrote...
    Wow that's a pretty good sketch!!
    I'll be on the lookout for a doonesbury character...
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  • dori monson fan wrote...
    my theory
    From what I have gathered...Jim foreman reports the dog Lola is now with yancy's gf. But another girl, Jen mallinger, waited for the apt. 2 doors down from yancy to open up so she could move in next to him. The driver of the BMW has "slicked back black hair." Jen also has black hair. Did Jen gun down yancy in a jealous rage?
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  • TheBopeep wrote...
    dori monson fan
    Find something better to do, than post all over here your idiot ramblings.
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  • hpygolkyone wrote...
    Sheesh!.................
    .....aren't you just a little early to be celebrating 4/20?
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