On May 30, 2012, Kimberly Lynn Layfield, 36, was killed in a mass shooting at Café Racer in Seattle’s University District. Originally from Albany, Georgia, Layfield had lived in Seattle for about ten years and worked as a dental assistant. The gunman, Ian Lee Stawicki, who had been asked to leave the café earlier because he’d been banned, returned with a handgun and opened fire, killing Layfield and three others inside; a fifth person was wounded and survived.

After the café shooting, the same assailant confronted and fatally shot another woman during a carjacking on First Hill, then stole her vehicle and fled. Police later located Stawicki in West Seattle; he died by suicide as officers closed in. Investigators concluded he acted alone. If anyone knew Kimberly or remembers her time in Seattle or at Café Racer, please share information that could help friends and family remember her.