Stuart Ray Roberts II, 25, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of February 25, 2024, in a parking lot near Occidental Avenue South and South Washington Street in Seattle’s Pioneer Square area. The shooting occurred around 1:30 a.m.; two other people — a man and a woman — were wounded and suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Roberts was struck multiple times and later died at a nearby hospital.

Seattle Police opened an investigation that led to an arrest on March 13, 2024. A 23-year-old man, identified as an active-duty Navy sailor stationed at Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, was booked into King County Jail and charged by prosecutors with one count of second-degree murder for Roberts’s death, plus charges related to the other victims’ injuries. Charging documents allege the suspect shot Roberts four times during the altercation. No motive has been disclosed.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about the events that night, please share what you know with investigators.