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Andrae Medina-Wong, a 28-year-old Black / African American man, was fatally shot on October 29, 2015, in SeaTac after a dispute over a marijuana transaction that began with a Craigslist arrangement. After two unsuccessful meetings in Bellevue, Medina-Wong and a companion met a seller in Burien. During that encounter it is alleged that either Medina-Wong or his friend took a jar of marijuana and fled in their Mercedes. The seller, later identified as 39-year-old Aaron David Parypa of West Seattle, pursued them in his SUV to the intersection of South 154th Street and 24th Avenue South, where he pulled alongside the Mercedes and fired multiple shots from a .223-caliber rifle into the vehicle.

Medina-Wong was struck in the head and chest, exited the car, and collapsed; he was pronounced dead at the scene. His companion escaped and was later found hiding in a nearby wooded area. Parypa was arrested on December 3, 2015, and initially charged with second-degree murder and first-degree assault; he later pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced in July 2016.

Does anyone have information about the events in Burien or the moments that led to the chase?