In the early morning hours of March 30, 2016, a burst of gunfire in Pioneer Square killed 28-year-old Hersey Purvis and another man, Isaiah Whitmore, in front of the Chief Seattle Club. Purvis was shot twice in the chest and later died at Harborview Medical Center; Whitmore was struck four times and died at the scene. The shootings followed an earlier dispute between Whitmore and a man later charged in the case.

Investigators focused on Darion Arkei Lipsey. Witness accounts and court records say Lipsey had argued with Whitmore earlier and later rode as a passenger in a tan Buick. Witnesses reported Purvis may have moved into the line of fire and was not the intended target.

Anyone who knew Hersey Purvis or who witnessed that morning in Pioneer Square is asked to come forward with information.