Edmonds man sentenced to nearly 20 years for murder of rideshare driver

Edmonds resident Alex Matthew Waggoner, 23, was sentenced to 235 months – 19 years and seven months – for the January 2024 shooting of 31-year-old rideshare driver Abdikadir Gedi Shariif of Tukwila in Edmonds.

Judge Richard Okrent handed down a sentence of 175 months for second-degree murder and 60 months for gun enhancement, followed by a 36-month period of community custody and a restitution. He added that Waggoner will lose his right to vote and to own a firearm while incarcerated.

A jury on July 16 found Waggoner guilty of shooting Shariif. Waggoner was dressed in dark clothing, armed and drunk while crossing the street around 10:15 p.m. on Jan. 3, 2024 – and was almost hit by Shariif’s Prius as it t

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