On the morning of Friday, December 6, 2019, 23-year-old Douglas Doug James Gunter was shot outside the Skagit Big Mini Mart on South Burlington Boulevard in Burlington, Washington. Douglas had pulled into the gas station in his black 1994 Honda Civic to buy a Gatorade before meeting friends when a man approached the driver’s side and fired a pistol through the window. The shooting occurred about 11:24 a.m.; paramedics treated Douglas at the scene but his injuries were fatal.

Security footage showed the shooter arriving in a maroon Ford Explorer, entering the mini-mart without buying anything, then exiting just as Douglas arrived. The suspect drew a pistol and opened fire, ran around the back of the building, returned to the vehicle and fled. Douglas, a member of the Swinomish Tribe and known online as Dougie Doug, was remembered by family and friends as beloved and not gang-involved; they said he had been seeking treatment for past addiction issues.

Police identified the suspect as Christian Manuel Flores and say a warrant was issued for Murder in the First Degree with a firearm enhancement; investigators reported Flores had allegedly threatened to kill an innocent person and that associates were trying to help him flee to Mexico. The Swinomish community held prayer services and a funeral for Douglas. Did anyone see the maroon Ford Explorer or the shooter near South Burlington Boulevard that morning?