The tragic events of May 30, when Ian Stawicki took the lives of five people, ended in West Seattle when, surrounded by police, he shot himself.
But for many people, especially his family, questions as to what happened, and why linger in a mixture of pain, regret and confusion.
Walt Stawicki, Ian's father came to West Seattle on Saturday June 2, "Just to see where this occurred," he said quietly and to speak to neighbors near the location close to 37th and Raymond. "I wanted to come and see that there wasn't going to be a lot of connection and have him stuck," Stawicki said.
Stawicki walked along 37th s.w. speaking to whoever was outside and asking them about their feelings and memories of the incident.
Neighbor Kitty Pelkin told him, "We heard the police say 'Put your hands where we can see them and almost two seconds later we heard one shot. My husband stood in the window and saw four policemen come around a car, in a line, cautiously walking, but the shot had already been fired."