On Sunday afternoon, September 10, 2017, in Cheney, Washington, 46-year-old Cameron Smith was taking his lunch break in his car in the parking lot of Lucid Marijuana, the shop where he worked. Smith, described as a valued employee and longtime friend of the owner, was approached after refusing service to a man and two women who lacked identification. Witnesses said gunshots were heard and Smith’s car was seen speeding away from the lot, driven by the man who had been refused service.

Smith’s body was found five days later by search and rescue teams in a heavily wooded area off a state route near Four Lakes; investigators determined he had been shot multiple times. His car was later found abandoned in Airway Heights and his wallet was recovered on the Spokane Indian Reservation. The man involved was identified as 36-year-old Donovan Culps; he was captured on September 14, 2017, after a police chase in Goldendale. An 18-year-old woman, Alisha Jackson, was arrested on a charge of failing to report a felony. Culps confessed in custody and later admitted to an additional killing.

Anyone who knew Cameron, his movements that afternoon, or who saw his car after September 10 is asked to come forward with information.