Janet Oyuga, a 37-year-old Black woman, was shot and killed on December 19, 2019, in Federal Way, Washington. She and her sister, Angela Atieno, had entered a lease-to-buy agreement on a foreclosed house and allowed the 85-year-old former owner, Beverly Lorraine Jenne, to remain there while she looked for other housing. Tensions rose after Jenne became fearful of eviction and developed animosity toward Janet.

In the early hours of December 19, Jenne shot Janet multiple times, killing her. Jenne then waited for Angela to return from work and shot Angela in the back; Angela survived. Investigators found a handwritten, signed and dated note in Jenne’s car expressing distress about eviction and naming Janet, and a revolver with spent cartridges was located on Jenne’s bed. Jenne was arrested and charged with premeditated first-degree murder and first-degree assault; bail was set at $1 million and she pleaded not guilty. About a week and a half after the shootings, the house was destroyed in a fire; the cause was not immediately determined.

The community raised money to help send Janet’s body back to Kenya for burial. If anyone knew Janet, Angela, or had information about that house or the events of December 19, 2019, please share what is known.