The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has charged an Auburn man with second degree murder in the death of a concertgoer who was knocked to the ground outside White River Amphitheater after a late night show in August, according to charging documents filed in King County Superior Court.
Prosecutors allege that Devin Brice McCurdy punched 30-year-old Brandon R. Godsey in the face during an argument as crowds were leaving a Suicideboys concert on the night of Aug. 27, 2025. Godsey fell backward, struck his head on the concrete walkway and later died at Harborview Medical Center, the documents state.
The information and probable cause certification, filed Nov. 4, charge McCurdy with one count of second degree murder under a felony murder theory, alleging that he caused Godsey’s death while committing second degree assault.
According to a certification for determination of probable cause by a King County Sheriff’s Detective, a uniformed sergeant working security at White River Amphitheater around 10:53 p.m. on Aug. 27 was flagged down by a citizen near Gate 9 about an unconscious man on the walkway leading to the parking lot. The victim was identified as Godsey.
Bystanders had placed Godsey in the recovery position and his face was turning purple, according to the detective’s report. Believing the incident might be an overdose, the sergeant administered naloxone and began CPR until medical personnel arrived. Godsey was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 12:33 a.m. on Aug. 28.
In a recorded interview in the parking lot, a witness told detectives she saw a man punch Godsey, causing him to fall backward and hit his head. Another witness told investigators that as they were leaving the venue they saw what she described as an aggressive security guard and then exchanged words with a woman walking ahead of them, the detective wrote.
That witness said the woman made a rude comment, and Godsey told her to mind her business. A man nearby confronted Godsey, saying he should not speak to a woman that way. Almost immediately, another man who had been walking in front of them turned and punched Godsey in the face, causing him to fall and strike his head, according to the probable cause certification.
Brandy described the suspected puncher as a white man in his early twenties, shorter than Godsey, with light brown hair, some facial hair and possibly glasses. She recalled that he wore a baseball style jersey and dark pants or jeans and believed he might have changed his shirt after the assault. She told detectives the man backed away while taunting and said, “You don’t talk to my friends like that,” according to the document.
Another witness later contacted detectives after seeing a phone number posted in social media comments about the incident. That witness reported that he saw a man in a white shirt and black jeans arguing with security as people exited the venue and that the man appeared intoxicated. Shortly afterward, the witness said another man approached and punched the first man in the face, causing him to fall, according to the detective’s summary.
The witness recorded the aftermath on his phone and told investigators he was the first person to hold Godsey’s hand while others attempted CPR. In the video, which he shared with detectives, a man in black pants and a cream colored shirt with a butterfly pattern leans over Godsey and says, “Sleep tight, pussy,” the certification states.
Detectives wrote that they later obtained surveillance video from Live Nation, the concert operator, and used that footage along with Ticketmaster records and state Department of Licensing photos to identify people who had been with Godsey’s group and with the suspected assailant. The investigation described interviews with several people, including witnesses who attended the concert with Godsey and with McCurdy’s relatives and associates.
Peckham wrote that Live Nation staff traced a group seen on surveillance back to a single ticket scan tied to a woman. Police later went to an Auburn address associated with that woman on Auburn Way South and contacted her, as well as other people who had been at the show. Through those interviews, investigators learned that McCurdy had also attended the concert, according to the certification.
The probable cause certification states that detectives located social media profiles and Department of Licensing photos they say matched the suspect seen in witness video and surveillance footage. The document describes a later photo montage procedure used a licensing photo of McCurdy, as well as a recorded interview with McCurdy’s half brother.
In a separate case summary and bail request, Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Thomas C. O’Ban II wrote that phone data showed McCurdy’s device appeared to have left Washington and remained in Alabama after media coverage of Godsey’s death. The state requested that bail be set at $2 million dollars, citing what prosecutors described as an intentional act of violence in a crowded public setting.
“As the probable cause certification indicates, the defendant was part of a group exchanging insults with the victim and his fiancé as all parties involved were exiting a crowded outdoor concert venue,” the bail memo states. “During this extremely brief and petty argument, the defendant quickly threw a punch directly into the unsuspecting victim’s face, so that the victim was knocked out in the air and fell with full force onto the ground.”
The bail request argues that the described conduct shows a risk to community safety and notes that prosecutors believe McCurdy fled the state after the assault. The documents state that McCurdy does not have prior felony convictions.
The case is being handled by the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office and the King County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit.
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