Seattle man charged with murder of Yancy Noll

BY MyNorthwest.com  on September 25, 2012 @ 3:02 pm (Updated: 5:55 pm - 9/25/12 )

Yancy Noll
Noll was driving home from work and was stopped at NE 75th and 15th Avenue NE. A man in a silver BMW Z-4 pulled alongside Noll's car and opened fire, killing Noll. | Zoom
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The Seattle man suspected of fatally shooting Yancy Noll in an apparent fit of road rage on Aug. 31 has been charged with first-degree murder, the King County Prosecutor's Office said Tuesday.

>>>Read the charging documents (PDF)

The state has asked that Dinh N. Bowman, 30, be held without bail because he poses "a substantial likelihood of danger to the community."

Noll, 43, was stopped at a red light in the Roosevelt neighborhood when Bowman pulled up alongside him and opened fire, according to court documents. Noll suffered three gunshot wounds to the head and died at the scene.

The vehicle Bowman was driving would later prove to be a crucial piece of evidence in his arrest.

Tips from the public led police to Bowman's residence in the 7400 block of 25th Avenue Northeast, less than a mile from the crime scene. Homicide detectives executed a search warrant at the home Friday and seized a BMW Z-4 matching the description of the vehicle that fled the scene. A window and all four tires had been replaced. The vehicle also smelled like fresh paint, according to court documents.

Police also discovered multiple firearms at the home, but have not found the gun used to kill Noll, a 9mm.

Bowman is scheduled to be arraigned on Oct. 8.

Police released video footage shortly after the shooting:

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  • Drool wrote...
    The Charging Papers
    September 25, 2012 3:46 pm
    are a good read
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  • hpygolkyone wrote...
    I'm Not Sherlock Holmes...........
    September 25, 2012 4:46 pm
    ....but in my opinion, that's some pretty well done police work. Nice job and it was done fairly quickly too!

    It looks pretty bad for ole Ding Dong after reading the charging papers. Of course, they did find 12 idiots who found O.J. not guilty.

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  • shark75 wrote...
    I couldn't make heads or tails of that video, nice police work indeed!
    September 25, 2012 6:22 pm
    Now lets keep a close eye on this engineer while he's in prison, sounds like a smart (read: clever) kid....
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  • wheresjane wrote...
    come on now
    September 26, 2012 8:13 am
    The wife should be charged as well. She is guilty as a accesssory to murder.
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