Requesting an investigation into the killing of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi.

SJM 8014 is a Washington State Senate Joint Memorial requesting the U.S. government conduct an independent investigation into the killing of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old Seattle-raised University of Washington graduate and human rights activist who was shot by an Israeli military sniper while peacefully observing Palestinian displacement in the West Bank in September 2024. The memorial highlights Eygi’s community work supporting Palestinian rights, environmental justice, and refugee resettlement, drawing parallels to the unresolved death of another Washingtonian, Rachel Corrie, killed by Israeli forces in 2003. It formally asks the President, Secretary of State, and Department of Justice to launch a transparent investigation to ensure accountability for Eygi’s death and all U.S. citizens killed abroad by foreign governments. As a non-binding memorial, it does not create new law but serves as a diplomatic appeal to federal officials.