On the evening of November 21, 2022, a 25-year-old man entered a tent in homeless encampment in the 1200 block of Puyallup Avenue. Inside the tent was 39-year-old Michael Purdue, his girlfriend, and another friend. The 25-year-old man felt that Michael owed him some Oxycodone. When it was clear Michael did not have it, the man became violent, kicking Michael’s friend in the stomach repeatedly. The man then demanded that Michael pay him $2,500 in 72 hours. According to witnesses, directly after saying that, the man shot Michael in the chest, then left the tent and got into a Volvo driven by his girlfriend.
Sad this happened but glad they caught the killers