On the evening of Tuesday, May 23, 2017, a gathering of 30 to 40 people at Alki Beach in Seattle turned deadly. Around 9 p.m., multiple gunshots were fired near 62nd Avenue Southwest and Alki Avenue Southwest. Twenty-three-year-old Jordan D. Thomas, a Black / African American man, was found with several gunshot wounds and taken to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition; the King County Medical Examiner later ruled his death a result of multiple gunshot wounds.

Seattle police detectives said they believed Thomas was targeted rather than shot at randomly. Officers, aided by the King County Sheriff’s Office air support, searched for a gray Grand Marquis described as a possible suspect vehicle, but no suspect was publicly identified. The investigation was active but had grown cold, and no arrests were reported in the year after the shooting.

Anyone who has information about Jordan Thomas, the gray Grand Marquis, or the events that night is asked to contact the Seattle Police Department homicide tip line.