A single gunshot in the early morning hours of September 10, 2023, ended the life of 29-year-old Mohamed Othman in Auburn, Washington. Officers arrived shortly after 7 a.m. at the intersection of 116th Avenue Southeast and Southeast 320th Street after a concerned citizen reported hearing a gunshot. Othman was found behind the wheel of a vehicle with at least one gunshot wound and was pronounced dead in the driver’s seat. The King County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the death a homicide from a single gunshot wound to the torso.

Auburn Police detectives recovered a bullet and a shell casing during their initial examination and opened a homicide investigation. As of September 12, 2023, no suspects had been publicly identified. If anyone was in the area that morning or has information about activity near 116th Avenue Southeast and Southeast 320th Street, please share what you know.