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In the early morning hours of August 20, 2023, gunfire erupted inside Rainier Hookah Lounge on Rainier Avenue South in South Seattle. Among those killed was 30-year-old Nadia Kassa, who was shot during the attack, taken to Harborview Medical Center, and died later that morning. Two men, 22-year-old Jonathan Bishu and 32-year-old Trevis Bellard, were also found dead at the scene; six other people were wounded.
Nadia was the daughter of parents who had moved from Ethiopia’s Tigray region and was described by her family as caring, generous and the glue holding her six sisters together. Her family has channeled their grief into community work, founding a nonprofit called Nadia’s Promise to feed people experiencing homelessness and to help build a women’s clinic in Ethiopia.
Investigators recovered at least five guns at the lounge. No arrests were immediately announced and authorities had not publicly identified who fired the fatal shots. Does anyone who attended that night or who has information about the shooting have tips to share with investigators?