On October 30, 2021, 28-year-old Tyler Raymond was found dead around 3:30 a.m. in a parking lot in Interbay, Seattle. Raymond’s girlfriend was in their vehicle and later told investigators she had been asleep; she said the couple had parked there while Raymond was allegedly taking items from other cars in the lot.

Investigators traced the case to 77-year-old Thomas Alfred Donaghe, who had earlier reported his own vehicle had been burglarized in that same lot. Text messages recovered from Donaghe’s phone showed he bought a rifle intending to confront the person he believed had broken into his car. On the night of the shooting Donaghe confronted Raymond, shot him, then fled and disposed of the rifle in the water; he later confessed during a police interview. King County prosecutors charged Donaghe with first-degree murder and sought $2 billion bail, citing danger to the community. If convicted, he faces a mandatory minimum of 25 years in prison.

Raymond’s obituary remembered him for a bright smile, goofy personality, and kind heart; he grew up in Muskegon, Michigan, spent time in Alaska, moved to Seattle in 2018, and is survived by a daughter, parents, and other family and friends.

Does anyone have information or eyewitness details about that Donaghe–Raymond confrontation in the Interbay parking lot?