Oct. 19 marks one year since the fatal shooting of beloved Central District business owner D’Vonne Pickett, Jr.
Pickett, Jr., who was shot while closing up his shipping business, was a father of three and a youth football coach in South Seattle.
#ThePostman One year ago today D'Vonne Pickett Jr. was murdered outside of his business in the #CentralDistrict. The trauma that our community endures murder after murder in this city is incalculable. We deserve safety and peace in our streets. We are tired of documenting death.… pic.twitter.com/2iwAH9Epjr
— Omari Salisbury (@Omarisal) October 19, 2023
In his honor, Seattle University created a new endowment Thursday.
The endowment will help fund the education of future Black and minority-owned business leaders and is live for donations now.
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