Breanna Lavona Tasha Simmons, 25, was killed in an early-morning shooting on October 19, 2024, near 11th Avenue and East Prospect Street in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. Around 1:30 a.m. gunfire was reported; Breanna was found with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and was pronounced dead at the scene despite aid from bystanders and responders.

Breanna is remembered as a devoted mother to a 4-year-old daughter and a Kentlake High School graduate who enjoyed helping others, including cooking for teen moms and single women. Her family described her as an amazing person who didn’t deserve what happened.

A vigil held the next day at the same location was struck by further violence when multiple shooters opened fire, wounding a 25-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man, both taken to Harborview Medical Center with serious but stable injuries. The Seattle Police Gun Violence Reduction Unit is investigating both the murder and the subsequent shooting; no arrests or suspects have been publicly identified.

If anyone has information about either shooting, please contact investigators to help Breanna’s family seek justice.