‘Wah Mee Massacre’ remains Washington’s deadliest mass shooting

On Feb. 19, 1983, 13 people were killed during a robbery at a gambling club in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District.

SEATTLE — A former high-stakes club in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District remains the site of the deadliest mass murder in Washington state history. 

On Feb. 19, 1983, 13 people were killed during a robbery at a gambling club. 

Two men, Kwan Fai “Willie” Mak, 23, and Benjamin Ng, 20, would later be convicted of robbery and murder. A third man, Wai Chiu “Tony” Ng, 25, would be convicted for his role in the robbery.

Wah Mee Massacre

On the evening of Feb. 18,

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