Kelsea Carlson, 28, was shot to death in her Tacoma, Washington, home on the night of April 3, 2020, after a planned drug sale turned violent. Carlson had arranged to sell half a pound of methamphetamine from her residence in the 1400 block of South Union Street. She used her father’s social media account to contact a buyer, who was identified as Tabby Lynne Thomas.

Thomas arrived at the house with two men, Mitchell Tyler Nichols and Douglas William Dunlap. Surveillance video from the home shows the three coming and later leaving, with Dunlap holding a gun. An altercation occurred during the transaction; Dunlap opened fire and Carlson was struck twice and died at the scene. Her fiancé was shot twice in the leg and survived after surgery.

All three suspects were arrested. Dunlap was charged with and later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and first-degree assault; Nichols pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and first-degree burglary; Thomas pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter, second-degree assault, and conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance. Family members told the court Carlson had struggled with drug involvement at times, but had also had periods of sobriety and was a mother and a job manager before returning to Tacoma for her fiancé’s job offer.

Did anyone in the Tacoma area know Kelsea or have information about the people involved that could shed more light on what happened?