Emmett Leviticus Moore, a 25-year-old U.S. Army Sergeant from East Point, Georgia, was fatally shot at a Parkland, Washington party on June 18, 2022. He was at a residence in the 1600 block of 112th Street when witnesses say he exchanged words with another man, Joshua Dajuan Wright. Witnesses reported Moore told Wright to stop talking to him, then Wright produced a gun and shot Moore multiple times. Deputies rendered first aid but Moore died at the scene. Wright fled by car and was identified by the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department.

Authorities tracked Wright to a Tacoma residence and the Pierce County SWAT team arrested him without resistance on June 27, 2022. He was charged with second-degree murder and unlawful possession of a firearm; prosecutors later cited concerns about proving those charges and a possible self-defense claim by Wright when resolving the case. Anyone who was at the party or who knew Moore or Wright and has information is asked to come forward.