BURIEN, WA – Two men have been apprehended in connection with a harrowing kidnapping and attempted murder case in Washington state. Authorities say a woman narrowly escaped death after being targeted for the jewelry she carried in her purse.

Kevin Daniel Sanabria Ojeda, 24, and Alexander Moises Arnaez-Gutierrez, 25, are accused of orchestrating the violent assault in Burien, a suburb outside Seattle. Prosecutors in King County Superior Court have charged them with attempted murder, kidnapping, and robbery.

The incident occurred on Jan. 21 when the victim, who was returning home from work, was reportedly ambushed in the parking lot of her apartment complex. According to court documents, the suspects had been monitoring her activities for months. They approached her with a firearm, forcing her into their vehicle while demanding her purse containing $20,000 worth of jewelry.

Law enforcement responded promptly to the scene after receiving reports of gunfire and a scream. Despite their immediate arrival, the victim was initially nowhere to be found, prompting a region-wide search.

An hour later, officers were alerted by authorities in a neighboring county who had discovered the victim along a highway, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Interviewed from her hospital bed, she recounted a terrifying ordeal that involved being threatened, physically injured, and driven miles from her home.

The suspects allegedly coerced her into providing her bank card information, withdrawing a small amount of cash from her account after inflicting harm on her hand. The gunman reportedly fired at her once more along the highway, striking her in the shoulder. Believing she was fatally wounded, the suspects left her for dead, but she survived by pretending to be deceased and later sought help from a passerby.

Authorities found critical evidence at the scene, including blood, a spent shell casing, and other personal items corroborating her story. Acting on a be-on-the-lookout alert, an officer later spotted her stolen car in Lake Oswego, Oregon, which connected Ojeda to the crime scene. Evidence found at the suspects’ location included a drill used during the assault.

The collaborative investigation with the FBI led to Ojeda’s arrest at an Illinois hotel on Jan. 31, where the victim’s jewelry was allegedly recovered. Arnaez-Gutierrez was taken into custody earlier this week in Mercer Island, Washington.

Both men are being held on $1 million bond, facing serious allegations that have rocked the local community. Court appearances for the suspects are scheduled for later in the month as the community awaits justice for this brazen act of criminal violence.