A memorial to Webber on the south edge of Cal Anderson

RayShauna Webber

This summer marked the five-year anniversary of the stabbing death of RayShauna Webber in Cal Anderson Park.

While many reported on the killing and the arrest of truck driver David Nichols in what police said was a knife assault over an offer to light a cigarette in the park, CHS and other media missed an important update in the case.

After the original not guilty plea, lawyers for Nichols arrived at a plea deal with the King County Prosecutor in 2022, according to court records.

Under the terms, Nichols pleaded guilty to second degree murder and assault in the case and was sentenced to nearly 17 years in prison.

The 2022 deal makes the Webber murder case one of the few Capitol Hill homicide cases to reach a conclusion in recent years.

Webber, 25 at the time of her killing, is remembered as “a social butterfly and an empathetic spirit.” She left behind a life partner and child.

“RayShauna will be remembered by her outgoing charismatic nature and delicate touch,” her family wrote.

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