Isaiah Mullens Jr., a 16-year-old from Tacoma known to family as Zay, was fatally shot on the evening of April 5, 2023, at the Monterra Apartments on 112th Street East in Parkland. Deputies found him with a gunshot wound to the chest after a 911 call; he was transported to a hospital but later died. The Pierce County Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound to the chest and classified it a homicide.

Investigators say the shooting followed an altercation in the apartment complex parking lot involving several males; a 20-year-old man was also shot and drove himself to the hospital. As of April 12, 2023, no arrests had been announced and no suspects were publicly identified. Isaiah’s uncle described him as gentle and family-oriented; Isaiah had turned 16 just the month before his death.

Does anyone who was at Monterra Apartments on April 5 have information that could help investigators?