An argument on a Tacoma street ended in deadly gunfire on August 19, 2019. Eighteen-year-old Chase Seibold and two companions had left a nearby casino and stopped their Chevy Impala near East 32nd and East R so Seibold could argue with a group of people. A man later identified as 26-year-old Wesley Armstead approached, carrying a 12-gauge shotgun he said he had found in a park, and witnesses say he opened fire on the vehicle.

Seibold was struck in the face and later died after being taken off life support; his uncle was wounded and was expected to survive. Armstead fled, hid under a parked car, and was tracked and arrested by a K-9 unit. Detectives say Armstead confessed, believing the occupants had been shouting at him and fired because he thought they would harm him. Two 12-gauge shells were recovered at the scene.

Armstead was charged with attempted first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault and unlawful possession of a firearm, with prosecutors intending to upgrade charges after Seibold’s death; he pleaded not guilty and was held on $1 million bail. Did anyone who knew Chase see him that night or have information about the confrontation near East 32nd and East R?