DeShawn Lamar Wild-Kirkwood, 23, was shot and killed in Bremerton, Washington, during the late hours of June 9, 2023. The shooting happened in a parking lot on Wheaton Way after an altercation among three men. A different man, a 22-year-old from Port Orchard, then allegedly shot the man who had fallen, seriously injuring him. Wild-Kirkwood was also struck and later found at the former site of Harrison Hospital, having died of multiple gunshot wounds.

Police arrested the 22-year-old Port Orchard man on a first-degree assault charge with bail set at $1 million for the shooting of the injured man, but he was not charged in Wild-Kirkwood’s death. Investigators indicated the injured man is believed to be the person who likely shot Wild-Kirkwood, but no homicide charge had been filed as of the initial reports. If anyone has information about what happened that night or knew DeShawn, please come forward to assist the investigation.