James Duane Studer, a 42-year-old White man, was fatally shot on March 26, 2015, inside Universal Box & Crate in SeaTac, Washington, a business he owned. A relative reportedly received a call about a confrontation at the business and called 911. Deputies found Studer on the floor with gunshot wounds to his head; he was taken to Harborview Medical Center and did not survive.

Investigators quickly identified the primary suspect as the victim’s uncle, 68-year-old Robert Leroy Studer. Authorities say the shooting occurred during an argument, though the nature of the dispute has not been disclosed. After the shooting Robert Studer fled in a white 2015 Chevrolet passenger van with Arizona plates reading NFL HAWK and was the subject of a multi-state alert.

Two days later law enforcement located the van behind a business in Taft, California. A prolonged standoff followed; Kern County SWAT, a bomb squad and crisis negotiators were involved, and a robot was used. Officers breached the building and found Robert Studer on a bed; he was taken into custody and hospitalized for a pre-existing medical condition before being booked for extradition.