In the early hours of September 2, 2024, 20-year-old Merly Tahiry Herrera Moreno was killed in a drive-by shooting in the Renton Highlands. Moreno, a Hispanic woman, was a passenger in a black Toyota Prius near the intersection of Northeast 6th Street and Shelton Avenue Northeast when she was struck by a gunshot to the chest just after 2 a.m. The driver attempted to rush her to the hospital and flagged down Renton police officers in the 200 block of Sunset Boulevard North, but officers’ emergency medical aid could not prevent her death at the scene.

The King County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the death a homicide. Renton Police opened a homicide investigation and by late September 2024 had not publicly identified suspects or made arrests. Investigators asked the public for any surveillance video from the area between 11 p.m. on September 1 and 3 a.m. on September 2 and continue to follow leads.

If anyone has video footage, witnessed the shooting, or has information that could help detectives, please come forward.