The Brief
- The FBI added Samuel Ramirez Jr., 33, to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List in connection with the 2023 deadly shooting of two women at Stars Bar and Grill in Federal Way.
- Ramirez is charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder and first-degree attempted murder after two women were shot and killed, and a third person was wounded.
- Authorities say Ramirez fled after the killings and may have left the country; the FBI is now offering a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to his arrest.
SEATTLE – The FBI announced that 33-year-old Samuel Ramirez Jr., a suspect in the double murder of two women in Federal Way in 2023, has been added to the “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list.
FBI Seattle, along with the Federal Way Police Department, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington made the announcement in a press conference Tuesday morning. Authorities announced that an up to $1 million reward is being offered for information leading to his arrest.
Timeline:
On May 21, 2023, two women were shot and killed at the Stars Bar & Grill in Federal Way. A third person was also injured in the shooting. According to previous reporting, the two women were bartenders and the man who was injured was a customer – all shot in the parking lot as they left the bar at around 3:30 a.m. Investigators said the shooting likely stemmed from an earlier dispute with another customer.
At the time, authorities believed Ramirez had fled the state and country, and that he should be considered armed and dangerous.…