A night out in Seattle’s White Center neighborhood ended in a double homicide in the early hours of January 6, 2018. An altercation in the parking lot of the Taradise Cafe escalated to gunfire; 51-year-old Jose Garcia was killed at the scene and 45-year-old Paul Tapia was critically wounded and later died at a hospital.

The King County Sheriff’s Office identified 26-year-old Merle Charles Buchanan, known as Chucky, as the primary suspect and obtained a warrant charging him with two counts of murder. Authorities described Buchanan as armed and dangerous and said he was frequenting the Burien, Renton, and Seattle areas. After a search he surrendered to police in early March 2018. Friends and coworkers were left to cope with the sudden violent losses as the legal process began.

Did anyone in the White Center, Burien, or Renton areas see the confrontation outside the Taradise Cafe that night or have information about the victims’ movements beforehand?