On the evening of February 6, 2004, 19-year-old Daitwon M.C. Young, Sr. was at his Crown Point Apartments residence in Lakewood, Washington, playing video games with two friends when someone forced entry and a shot was fired. Witnesses said a loud noise, described by one as someone kicking the door, was followed by a voice saying What up now N… and then a single gunshot. Young was found near the rear sliding door, lying on his back and bleeding heavily; he was barely conscious and could not explain what happened.

Neither of the two people who had been with Young saw the shooter. Outside witnesses reported a gray older-model Ford Taurus with a lighter-colored door leaving the parking lot fast, carrying a Black male passenger estimated 30 to 40 years old with a beard and glasses. No plate was obtained. Detectives have kept the investigation open but have not publicly identified suspects or made arrests.

If anyone was in or near Crown Point Apartments that night or saw that Taurus, please come forward with what was seen or heard.