Gador Peter Wal, 28, was found inside the M Street Apartments in the 900 block of 8th Avenue in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood on the evening of Tuesday, August 18, 2026, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. First responders arrived shortly after 8:00 p.m.; officers began CPR and Seattle Fire medics took over, but his injuries were too severe and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The King County Medical Examiner later confirmed his identity and ruled the death a homicide, recorded as Seattle’s 22nd homicide of the year.

Seattle Police cordoned the area around 8th Avenue and Madison and the SPD Homicide Unit canvassed the building and nearby blocks for witnesses and surveillance footage. In the days after the shooting, police asked the public to contact the SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line with information. As of late August 2026 no arrests had been announced and no suspects were publicly identified.

If anyone has information about what happened at the M Street Apartments on August 18, or saw activity in the 8th Avenue and Madison area that evening, please contact the SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line.