Marlin Lloyd George Jr., 37, was fatally shot in Seattle following a dispute on the night of December 3, 2018. The confrontation began over a $50 rock of crack cocaine that George allegedly took from 19-year-old Robert Fleeks Jr. A chase ended near the Colman Dock ferry terminal in the Pioneer Square area, and surveillance footage shows parts of an altercation that included Fleeks kicking George in the face. The struggle moved partly off-camera and ended when Fleeks shot George in the chest. George, a seafood harvester, fireworks salesman and father of three who was a proud descendant of the Suquamish and S'Klallam tribes, died at Harborview Medical Center on December 4, 2018.

Fleeks was apprehended a few blocks from the scene after a short chase and identified by witnesses. He was charged with second-degree murder; his defense argued self-defense, saying George had swung at him with a broken crack pipe. The jury rejected that claim and convicted Fleeks of second-degree murder. At sentencing on July 23, 2021, a judge imposed a sentence of nearly 16 years and Fleeks apologized to George’s family.

If anyone knew Marlin George Jr., his routines, or witnessed the confrontation near Colman Dock that night, please come forward with what you remember.