David Ray Garcia, a 48-year-old Hispanic man from Port Orchard, Washington, was killed on an April evening in 2018 after a social visit with an acquaintance, 38-year-old Shawn Michael Dean Hamlin. According to accounts, an argument at Garcia’s home escalated into a physical confrontation. Hamlin said a pistol he was holding discharged, striking Garcia. Hamlin left the residence with his belongings and later told investigators he did not think Garcia was seriously hurt and did not call for help; a friend found Garcia dead the next evening, April 21, from a fatal gunshot wound. An autopsy ruled the death a homicide and investigators identified Hamlin as the primary suspect. Hamlin contacted the sheriff’s office, was interviewed, arrested and charged with second-degree murder and first-degree burglary; bail was set at one million dollars. He initially pleaded not guilty but later pleaded guilty to both charges and was sentenced in August 2018 to 16 years in prison. Friends and family described Garcia as generous and kind-hearted and mourned his senseless death.

Did anyone in Port Orchard know David Ray Garcia or have information about the events that night?