Elijah Lewis, 23, was killed on April 1, 2023, in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood after what began as a traffic dispute. Lewis had just picked up his nine-year-old nephew to take him to a monster truck rally when the pair encountered a man riding an electric scooter. A verbal exchange escalated; the scooter rider pulled a handgun and fired multiple shots into Lewis’s vehicle as Lewis tried to drive away. One bullet struck Lewis in the back, causing a fatal wound.

His nephew was shot in the leg but survived. Lewis, described as a community activist and entrepreneur, was taken to Harborview Medical Center, where he later died. Authorities arrested the scooter rider, who was charged in connection with Lewis’s death and the boy’s injury.

Does anyone have information about the incident or memories of Elijah’s community work to share?