On the evening of January 22, 2024, Leslie Crossley, a 35-year-old White woman, was riding as a passenger in a friend’s car in Lakewood, Washington. While traveling on Chicago Avenue Southwest, gunfire erupted and a bullet struck Leslie in the head. The driver, who was grazed by a bullet, drove to the Holiday Inn Express parking lot on Pacific Highway Southwest and called for help. First responders found Leslie with a grave gunshot wound; she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators treated the shooting as a planned, targeted attack rather than a random shooting. Authorities identified 39-year-old Larie Edward Moorer as a person of interest in the case and arrested him on February 20, 2024. Investigators say Moorer and Leslie had been in a romantic relationship and that allegations Leslie had stolen narcotics from Moorer provided a possible motive. Moorer was out on bail on unrelated charges at the time of the shooting and was charged with first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault, and unlawful possession of a firearm.

Leslie is remembered by family as a funny woman and a good mother to her 15-year-old son. Does anyone who knew Leslie or was in Lakewood that night have information that could help clarify what happened?