Alex J. Kelley, 26, was shot and killed in the early hours of May 9, 2016, at the Arcadia Townhomes and Apartments in Federal Way. He had stepped onto a back patio to smoke when friends inside heard a loud bang; Kelley returned inside saying he had been shot, collapsed, and was pronounced dead at the scene in the 1300 block of SW Campus Drive around 1:00 a.m. He is remembered by family as a devoted father, the life of the party, and a supporter of the local metal scene.

Investigators said the killing initially appeared random and left few leads. In May 2018 authorities identified suspects in a string of spring 2016 homicides that included Kelley’s death. Police alleged a 17-year-old, Justice Harrison, had been casing cars, believed Kelley had seen him, then ran around the building and shot Kelley once with a .357 revolver; prosecutors charged Harrison with first-degree murder and said the slaying was a thrill killing. Another person, Kamajah Skannal, was charged in connection with one of the other homicides from that day.

Did anyone who lived at Arcadia Townhomes in 2016 notice suspicious activity in the parking lot or around the buildings that spring?