John Willie Dale III, 28, was shot and killed on the night of July 9, 2019, while walking along North 96th Street between Midvale and Aurora avenues in the Licton Springs neighborhood of Seattle. Two individuals opened fire in what police describe as a targeted shooting; the King County Medical Examiner’s office ruled the cause of death gunshot wounds.

Seattle police mounted a large response that included a ground and air search, but the suspects were not located that night and no arrests have been announced. The motive remains unclear. Dale’s death was the second fatal shooting in that area within a short period, a pattern that unsettled neighbors and family.

He is remembered by relatives as a loving son, brother, and father. If anyone has information about the shooting or the people seen in the area that night, contact Seattle Police.