Small businesses in Seattle say gun violence is taking a toll, especially at one store where the owner, a beloved community leader, was shot and killed last year. Keanna Rose Pickett says she and her husband, D’Vonne Pickett Jr., opened The Postman in 2018, providing mailing services in Seattle’s Central District. "Since last year, since the murder of D'Vonne Pickett Jr., my husband, in front of our business on October 19, 2022, we have had a lot of changes,” said Pickett. She went from running a business with her husband to keeping it going while grieving his loss. Then, more gun violence happened. READ MORE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/seattle-business-wont-let-gun-violence-push-them-out/281-8cabfb23-abd4-4a97-85e8-964ba5271190