Kasaundra May Kassy Booker, 31, was found dead in the stairwell of 22 North, a downtown Bellingham apartment building that houses people experiencing homelessness, on the evening of February 8, 2022. Family described her as a beautiful, gentle person and a social butterfly. The Bellingham Police Department determined she died from a gunshot wound.

Detectives identified Shilo Aron Englert as a prime suspect after surveillance footage showed him with Booker in the hour before her death and leaving the building minutes before her body was discovered. A warrant for second-degree murder was issued and Englert was located and taken into custody following a manhunt and a standoff that ended when he surrendered.

Kassy’s family says the outcome does not feel like true justice. If anyone has information about Kassy, her last hours, or the events at 22 North that evening, please share what you know.