Vigil for slain Mill Creek photo studio owner set for Sunday

Irah Sok, 36, died in a suspected home invasion last week. Detectives renewed a request for tips Wednesday.

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EVERETT — A candlelight vigil for Irah Sok has been rescheduled for 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Sok’s former photo studio, 1700 132nd St SE Suite G in Mill Creek.

Sok, 36, was mysteriously shot to death in her house just east of Everett city limits, in the 2600 block of 96th Street SE. No one had been arrested in the apparent home invasion as of this week.

Attendees of the vigil were asked to park offsite.

An online fundraiser has been set up to support the family, bringing in over $23,000 in one day.

Detectives repeated a request Wednesday for neighbors to offer up home security footage — specifically, any cameras that captured images on Burley Drive or 27th Ave SE from 1 a.m. to 4 a.m. Aug. 19 — because it could help solve the case.

Anyone with information about the shooting can call 911 or the sheriff’s office tip line at 425-388-3845.

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