Seattle Police Hunt Suspect in Killing of 25-Year-Old Taproom Employee

3 articles · Updated · MyNorthwest · May 12

Seattle police are searching for the gunman who killed Quusaa Margarsaa, 25, an employee at The Growler Guys taproom in Lake City, with no arrests made as of Tuesday.
Just before 9 a.m. Saturday, a co-worker found Margarsaa dead at the business; investigators said he had been shot several times.
Owner Kelly Dole said Margarsaa likely closed the taproom Friday night, left, then returned hours later and may have been followed back.
Dozens of friends, relatives and co-workers gathered at the taproom Saturday, leaving flowers and mourning Margarsaa—known as “Q”—as a warm, well-liked neighborhood presence.
The killing has shaken a well-known local business that closed through the weekend, while police continue investigating what they called a traumatic case for the community.

How was a beloved employee murdered overnight in one of Seattle's statistically safest neighborhoods?

Why did the victim return to his workplace hours after closing the night he was killed?

With crime rates falling, what security blind spots still leave late-night workers so vulnerable?