Mother fatally stabbed at Seattle Center sought protective order

SEATTLE (AP) – Court documents show that a woman who was stabbed to death at Seattle Center previously obtained a temporary protection order against the man suspected of killing her.

According to the documents, Gabrielle Garcia received the protection order last month against David Lee Morris, who is the father of her 5-year-old son.

A judge determined there’s probable cause to hold Morris on first-degree murder. He’s scheduled to appear in court Monday. It’s not clear if he has an attorney.

Garcia died a few hours after Friday’s stabbing. According to a probable-cause affidavit, Morris told police he killed Garcia to improve their son’s life. The boy was there at the time.

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