On January 23, 2017, 43-year-old Pamela Parker was killed during a public domestic dispute in the parking lot of an apartment complex near Milton, Washington. Witnesses saw 53-year-old Allen Swanson, who was romantically involved with Parker and also her step-sibling, holding her around the neck with a handgun. Bystanders called police as the situation unfolded.

A responding sergeant and another officer ordered Swanson to release Parker and drop the weapon. Swanson refused, dragged Parker behind a car and briefly disappeared from view; two gunshots were then heard and Parker collapsed. Swanson reemerged and ignored commands, then shot himself and died. The Pierce County Medical Examiner ruled Parker’s death a homicide and Swanson’s death a suicide. The sergeant, a 17-year veteran, was placed on paid administrative leave during the investigation.

If anyone witnessed the confrontation or knew the couple who lived intermittently at that complex, what can be shared about that day?