A late-night basketball game at Cal Anderson Park in Seattle on August 13, 2022, ended in homicide for 32-year-old father Mercer Roy. Friends and family say he was a regular at the courts and that a verbal disagreement between players escalated when a third person produced a semi-automatic rifle. According to Mercer’s mother, Karin Roy, he was shot in the thigh, fell, and when he tried to flee was shot twice in the back and died at the scene despite CPR and medics’ efforts.

Seattle police detained one person immediately after the shooting, but no arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved. Investigators report few witnesses have come forward; Mercer’s mother has posted flyers in the park and set up an anonymous tip email to help detectives. Mercer’s young daughter has lost her father and the family continues to seek answers.

Does anyone who was at Cal Anderson Park that night or who remembers seeing anything before or after the shooting have information to share?