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Keith Ice Ayson

Death by Force
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On a summer day in 2017, the life of 58-year-old Keith “Ice” Ayson, a Black male, came to a violent end. He was a homeless man in Seattle, Washington, navigating the challenges of life on the streets. On June 4th, he was fatally shot, but the circumstances of his death would not begin to come to light for several weeks. His body lay undiscovered in an isolated ravine in the Highline area, south of downtown Seattle, a place where a road dead-ends near a highway.

It was not until July 1 ...Read More
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  • The Seattle Times: Seattle man charged in fatal shooting of homeless man in Highline
  • Seattle man charged in fatal shooting of homeless man in Highline
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    Victim Details

    Keith “Ice” Ayson

    Male

    Black / African American

    Seattle

    WA

    2017-06-04

    58

    Keith

    Ice Ayson

    11/09/2025

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