Joel Chino Silva, 32, was fatally shot on the evening of January 31, 2024, while walking in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District. The shooting occurred near the Navigation Center on 12th Avenue South at about 8:00 p.m.; an eyewitness heard gunfire and took cover but did not see Silva. He was found lying on the sidewalk with a fatal gunshot wound and taken to Harborview Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The case was recorded as Seattle’s third homicide of the year.

Silva was described as Latino and was survived by his long-time fiancée LeAnne Bible, who had been with him since they were 16 and often referred to as him as her husband. His father Salvador had been active in local Latino community organizing and helped found El Centro de la Raza alongside Roberto Maestas. Silva’s fiancée has publicly questioned the circumstances of his death and the emergency response timeline. No suspects or arrests have been publicly identified in the investigation.

If anyone in the Chinatown-International District that night saw something that could help, please share what is known.