An 18-year-old man, Anthony Raul Arellano, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of May 17, 2025, at the Sunset Three Twenty Apartments in Federal Way. Officers arrived about 1:22 a.m. after reports of a shooting and found Arellano with a gunshot wound; medics and officers attempted life-saving efforts but he was pronounced dead at the scene. The King County Medical Examiner later ruled the cause of death multiple gunshot wounds and classified it a homicide.

Police say the shooting grew out of a domestic violence incident involving Arellano and an ex-girlfriend. The shooter, who was known to the victim, fled the complex in a vehicle before officers arrived; investigators do not believe there is a broader threat to the public. A stray bullet also struck a sleeping 11-year-old in a nearby unit, who was taken to Harborview Medical Center and listed in stable condition. No arrests had been announced in the initial reports.

Anyone with information about the killing or the person who fled the scene is asked to contact Federal Way Police.