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Andrew Thomas Drew Keriakedes, 45, known onstage as Shmootzi the Clod, was one of four people killed when a gunman opened fire inside Café Racer in Seattle’s University District on May 30, 2012. A well-known performer in the city’s music and circus-burlesque scenes and a member of the folk group God’s Favorite Beefcake, Keriakedes was remembered in public memorials for his darkly comic persona and generous spirit.

The violence began late that morning when the assailant entered the café, lingered, then drew a .45-caliber handgun and shot patrons at close range; four people at Café Racer were fatally wounded and a fifth person was injured. About half an hour later the same shooter killed a woman, Gloria Leonidas, during a carjacking on First Hill and later died by a self-inflicted gunshot on a West Seattle sidewalk as officers closed in. Police identified Ian Lee Stawicki as the lone perpetrator and announced no additional suspects in the Café Racer attack.

Did anyone who knew Drew or attended Café Racer that day see something that could still help clarify what happened?