Memorial created honoring Sonic shooting victims

The space, which features a fireplace, was unveiled to the community to pay tribute to Nathan Pastrama, Ryan Helbert and three others hit by gunfire in November 2020.

SHOOTING.THE BELLEVUE SONIC PAIDTRIBUTE TO THE EMPLOYEES WHOWERE KILLED IN A DEADLY SHOOTINGLAST NOVEMBER.TODAY, THEY UNVEILED AMEMORIAL, WHICH FEATURES AFIREPLACE.IT WILL BE A SPACE TOREMEMBER NATHAN PASTRAMA... RYANHELBERT... AND THREE OTHERS HITBY GUNFIRE IN NOVEMBER 2020.NATHAN AND RYAN DIED IN THESHOOTING.THE MEMORIAL HAS PICTURESOF THEM ALONG WITH A PLAQUE.**NATHAN’S MOM SAYS THISSPACE GIVES HER A PLACE TOREFLECT."I LIKE IT.

IT GIVES ME AN AREATO SIT DOWN AND JUST KIND OFTHINK AND KIND OF REMEMBER THEM.THE KIND OF PEOPLE THAT THEYWERE AND WHAT THEY BROUGHT TOTHE COMMUNITY AS MUCH AS THEYBROUGHT JOY TO THE EMPLOYERSHERE TOO."**SONIC OWNER BRYANTMORRISON TOLD US HE WANTS THEMEMORIAL TO SERVE A PLACE WHEREPEOPLE CAN COME TOGETHER ANDHEAL."THE CUSTOMERS, THE COMMUNITY,EVERYBODY THAT COMES HERE.

WEWANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO KNOWTHAT THIS WAS THE PLACE AND IT’SMEMORIALIZED HERE TO BE ABLE TOSEE IT AND KNOW THAT IT AGAIN ISA PLACE OF WARMTH AND PEOPLE CANCOME, AND THE COMMUNITY CAN COMETOGETHER AND VIEW IT."*WHILE THE SUSPECT IN THATSHOOTING IS FACING MURDERCHARGES... MORRISON TOLD US HEWANTED THEIR F