Trever Miller, a 31-year-old White man, was fatally shot on the evening of March 5, 2024, at a trailer on Morris Road Southeast in the Yelm area of Thurston County near Prairie Elementary School. Deputies were dispatched at about 6:20 p.m. after a friend called 911. Witnesses heard gunfire and reported a light blue or silver older-model Honda Civic with aftermarket gold-colored wheels leaving the scene. Responders attempted lifesaving measures, but Miller died at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds; an autopsy found he was struck four times, including abdominal wounds that caused fatal blood loss.

Investigators recovered four 9mm cartridge casings and an intact bullet inside the trailer. A probable-cause account says an associate of the accused, identified in reports as Jeffrey Paul Anderson, told detectives a drug dispute and an attempted armed robbery preceded the shooting; the associate allegedly accompanied Anderson to Miller’s residence and later identified Anderson in a photo lineup. The accused was arrested March 28 and booked on suspicion of second-degree murder; court filings allege the shooting occurred during an attempted armed robbery and that a child was present on the property.

If anyone saw the Honda Civic on Morris Road or has information about Miller’s killing, please share what was observed with investigators.