Incident Summary:

04/27/2014: An assailant shot and killed a civilian, Leroy Henderson in Skyway neighborhood, Seattle, Washington, United States. Prosecutors later indicted Ali Muhammad Brown for the murder of Henderson. Authorities claim that Brown committed the act to punish the United States for its involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. Brown has been indicted on murder charges for two similar attacks that occurred in Washington and New Jersey in 2014.

GTD ID:
201404270057

When:
2014-04-27

Country:
United States

Region:
North America

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Washington

City:
Seattle

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Bryn Mawr-Skyway suburb of Seattle.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Civilian: Leroy Henderson
Nationality of Target United States
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Jihadi-inspired extremists Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Personal claim)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 1
Number of Captured Perpetrators 1
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 1
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Prosecutor: Seattle man charged with killing 4 was on terrorism watch list," Seattle Times, January 20, 2016.
"UR student might have been slain as 'vengeance' for U.S. military action," Richmond Times Dispatch, September 15, 2014.
"NJ student's accused killer also charged with 3 murders in Wash.," CBS News, August 21, 2014.