Jamhal Keat, 27, was shot and killed on the night of August 12, 2017, at a Shell gas station in the 800 block of Rainier Avenue South in Seattle. Witnesses say Keat and an acquaintance, 27-year-old Tramaine Claiborne, argued for about thirty minutes while both appeared intoxicated. During the argument Claiborne was seen loading a magazine into a handgun. The men moved a Nissan Versa closer to a neighboring dry cleaner; witnesses reported Claiborne pointed the gun at Keat, who turned to run and was shot in the back. After Keat fell, witnesses say Claiborne stood over him and fired additional shots. Keat was taken to Harborview Medical Center and pronounced dead; an autopsy found at least five gunshot wounds, including two to the back.

Officers found a man matching the shooter’s description in a nearby alley; witnesses identified him as the shooter and police recovered a 9mm semi-automatic handgun in the alley after a neighbor reported seeing the shooter discard something. The man, identified as Claiborne and described as a childhood friend of Keat, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. Claiborne later admitted to shooting Keat and claimed self-defense; he was held on $2 million bail. The state offered a plea to second-degree murder that Claiborne at first considered and then rejected, and prosecutors later amended the charges to include first-degree murder.

Does anyone have information about Keat’s last known movements at the gas station or eyewitness accounts from that night?