On New Year’s Eve 2014, 20-year-old Rhaman Karriem was fatally shot at Victory Grocery Store in the Othello neighborhood of Seattle. Surveillance video of the incident shows a confrontation between Karriem and a man later identified as Royale Tyrell-Scott Thornton, who was inside an SUV driven by a man named Pace. Thornton extended his hand out the vehicle’s window and fired five shots; one struck Karriem in the chest and he died of the wound.

Thornton initially denied involvement, but witnesses identified him and Pace later told police Thornton was the shooter. Pace also said Thornton shot Karriem because Karriem had ‘‘got over on him.’’ Thornton claimed self-defense, saying he thought Karriem was armed and that Karriem had made menacing movements toward the SUV while shouting obscenities. Thornton has been charged with second-degree murder; Pace has been charged with rendering criminal assistance and has pleaded guilty and agreed to testify against Thornton.

Are there readers who were in Othello that night or who recognize the people involved and can help clarify what happened?