Overview
- Prosecutors identified the suspect as Yusuf Ali Salat, 25, and charged him with second-degree murder and first-degree drug possession.
- Residents called 911 after seeing a bleeding, unresponsive woman dragged from a unit on the 7600 block of Knox Avenue South, where officers later found extensive blood.
- Investigators say the vehicle tied to the suspect sped away, ran a red light, and then stopped at a hospital where the 23-year-old woman was found dead in the back seat.
- Police reported finding a 9mm handgun in the snow outside the apartment’s balcony along with a magazine and a spent casing nearby.
- Court documents detail approximately 71.56 grams of cocaine and substantial marijuana recovered, with reports ranging from several hundred grams to nearly 1,300 grams; bail is set at $500,000 with a court appearance on Dec. 17.