Community hosts memorial for Aysenur Ezgi Eygi at Alki Beach

Several Washington leaders are calling on the United States to investigate the killing of the 26-year-old University of Washington graduate.

SEATTLE — A somber mood cast over the shores of Alki Beach on Wednesday night as community members gathered to remember 26-year-old Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish-American activist who was shot and killed at a West Bank protest on Sept. 6.

“On Friday morning, I was driving to work and received one of the most world-shattering text messages ever,” said Kelsie Nabass, who was one of Eygi’s best friends. “The reason I’m here speaking today is because the rest of our close friends are in Turkey

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