DETROIT FREE PRESS, Feb. 20, 1983

• The Wah Wee massacre - mass shooting
• Chinatown gambling den in Seattle

The front page has a heading: "Bloodbath In Seattle; 2 Arrested" (see images)
Complete with 60+ pages, light toning along the central fold, good condition.

Background: The Wah Mee massacre—which occurred on February 19, 1983, inside an exclusive Chinatown gambling den in Seattle—stands as the deadliest mass shooting in Washington state history, leaving 13 people dead and 1 critically injured after three armed men bound, robbed, and executed the patrons inside. The tragedy sent shockwaves through the Pacific Northwest and devastated Seattle's Asian American community, as the victims included prominent local business owners, restaurant workers, and respected neighborhood figures. The crime's legal aftermath set significant judicial precedents regarding capital punishment procedural appeals and complex multi-perpetrator liability, while the lone survivor's courageous testimony became a seminal local example of witness survival under extreme duress. Beyond its legal and immediate social impact, the massacre fundamentally reshaped public safety awareness and urban preservation efforts in Seattle's historic International District, leaving the padlocked site inside the Louisa Hotel as a somber local landmark until its modern architectural restoration in 2019.