On the evening of December 29, 2019, 20-year-old James Andrew Richardson III was shot while driving south on State Route 509 near South Park in Seattle. Richardson, an aspiring local rapper known as Tanaa Money, was riding with a passenger when another vehicle pulled alongside in the HOV lane and occupants opened fire. A bullet struck Richardson in the face, his car hit a barrier near Cloverdale Street, and first responders found him critically injured. He was taken to Harborview Medical Center and removed from life support the next morning. Richardson was a father and had been planning to move from Seattle and get engaged days later.

Washington State Patrol detectives later described the attack as a targeted, gang-related act allegedly tied to tensions over a filmed video. In September 2021, three men linked to the Holly Park street gang were charged in connection with Richardson’s killing: Emilio Pay-Pay, identified as the alleged driver, and two accused shooters, Ali Sharif and Aden Mohamed. In 2023 there were further legal developments in the case. Did anyone in the South Park area at the time see the vehicles involved or have information about the shooting or the alleged retaliation that led to it?