Have you seen this man? Citywide search for suspected killer

It didn’t happen in West Seattle, but it wasn’t very far away, and police are casting a citywide (even regional) net for a murder suspect on the loose, so we are helping distribute this photo and information: Shown at left is 39-year-old Jose Angel Blanco, AKA Jose A. Blanco-Naranjo, suspected of killing his ex-wife, 32-year-old Noemi Lopez, a mother of three, yesterday in the Rainier Valley. If you have any idea where he might be, call 911. Read more here about his description; read more here about what happened (as told by neighbor Amber Campbell, an acquaintance of ours because she runs the Rainier Valley Post neighborhood-news site in that area). TUESDAY UPDATE: Police say he has changed cars – latest information here.

Loretta December 1, 2008 (5:22 pm)

Noemi was my favorite nurse who helped me through so much while recovering from cancer over the past few years. I wish I could have helped her in return. She always rushed my referrals through, immediately returned my calls and helped reduce my anxiety and stress. Noemi just gave me my flu shot on the day before Thanksgiving. We laughed about something stupid and wished each other well. She told me how happy she was to be having a 4 day weekend. I went in today to see her for a blood draw and heard the horrible news. I am so sad for her and her family, especially for her children who are now motherless. My heart goes out to you all. Noemi, you are missed!