On the night of January 6, 2018, Paul Tapia, 45, was shot in the parking lot of the Taradise Cafe in Seattle’s White Center during an incident that left two men dead. Tapia and a 51-year-old man, Jose Garcia, were both shot; Garcia died at the scene, and Tapia was taken to Harborview Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the head and later died.

Investigators identified 26-year-old Merle Charles Buchanan, also known as Chucky, as the suspect. Surveillance video showed Buchanan speaking with Tapia shortly before the shooting; the men walked to Buchanan’s vehicle, an altercation occurred, and Buchanan then shot Tapia in the face and Garcia in the head. Buchanan fled and was sought by King County detectives as armed and dangerous and faced an outstanding felony warrant for violating a domestic violence no-contact order.

Buchanan surrendered on March 2, 2018, and was charged with two counts of second-degree murder and one count of second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm; he argued self-defense at trial but was convicted. If anyone knew Tapia, his movements that night, or saw the incident in White Center, please share what was seen.