On the night of April 23, 2021, 16-year-old Filipino American Earl Estrella was shot and killed inside his family’s home in the Rainier Beach neighborhood of Seattle, in the 9200 block of Waters Avenue South. The shooting happened just before 11 p.m. after someone knocked on the door; when Earl answered he was struck by gunfire and died at the scene. His stepfather, Phouvieng Soneouthay, was in the house and reported hearing the knock and multiple shots before finding Earl on the floor.

The attacker fled immediately and remains unidentified. Motive has not been made public, and it is unclear whether Earl was the intended target. No arrests have been announced and the Seattle Police homicide unit is investigating.

If anyone witnessed activity near Waters Avenue South that night or has information about Earl’s death, please come forward to investigators.