Alicia (Alisia Marie) Decoteau, 20, was shot dead in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle in the early hours of March 3, 2024. Witnesses reported hearing gunshots after 1:00 a.m. and saw two women fighting; security footage reportedly shows Rickesha Overton march Decoteau into an alley, shove her to the ground and shoot her twice, once in the torso and a final, fatal shot to the back of the head. Bystanders who tried to intervene were allegedly threatened with the shooter’s handgun, which later ran out of ammunition.

Officers found Overton running near Western Avenue and Vine Street and arrested her with a handgun. She initially claimed self-defense, saying Decoteau had come into her apartment, then made other conflicting statements while being transported; a judge ordered a mental health evaluation before she could enter a plea. Overton has been charged with first-degree premeditated murder with a firearm and second-degree assault with a deadly weapon and is being held on $5 million bail. Decoteau leaves behind a young daughter, Mariah; her sister described her as a loving person who had a positive impact on others.

Are there witnesses or anyone with information about what happened near Western Avenue that morning who can help clarify the sequence of events?