On the afternoon of March 25, 2022, Everett Police Officer Dan Rocha, 41, was killed after confronting a man he saw moving firearms between vehicles in a Starbucks parking lot. Rocha, described as a regular at that location and known by the staff, went outside to investigate and engaged the man, later identified as 50-year-old Richard Rotter. Body camera footage shows an initially calm eight-minute conversation before Rocha attempted to take Rotter into custody.

A struggle followed, Rotter produced a handgun and shot Officer Rocha multiple times, including three shots to the head. After the shooting, Rotter ran over Rocha with a vehicle and fled. A police pursuit ended a short distance away with Rotter’s arrest; reports note he had a history of fleeing from police and that he had a warrant and, as a convicted felon, was prohibited from possessing firearms.

Did anyone see the interaction at the Starbucks that afternoon or have additional information about the vehicles involved?