Anthony Leon Moss, 31, was shot and killed on August 22, 2017, inside a tent at a homeless encampment beneath the West Seattle Bridge in the Sodo neighborhood of Seattle. The King County Medical Examiner’s Office determined the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the chest.

Witnesses say the shooting followed an early-morning dispute over allegedly stolen property. Daniel William Markishtum, 34 at the time, reportedly arrived at Moss’s tent armed with a revolver. Moss was also armed but did not threaten Markishtum, and witnesses say he suggested they take the fight outside without weapons. A bystander in the tent tried to intervene; as that person stood between the two men, Markishtum’s gun discharged, grazing the witness’s face and fatally striking Moss. The witness then ran from the tent and called for help.

Seattle Police identified Daniel William Markishtum as the primary suspect and issued a public alert seeking assistance in locating him. If anyone has information about Moss, the scene that night, or witnessed the confrontation, please come forward.