On the evening of May 28, 2022, a noise complaint over a power tool at a detached garage on the Tulalip Reservation escalated into lethal violence. Sixty-year-old Francisco Barraso-Ortega of Marysville, Washington, was working on a car in the garage with several others when a woman unplugged the tool he was using and an argument began. Witnesses reported hearing about five gunshots; deputies who responded around 10:10 p.m. followed a trail of blood to the garage and found Barraso-Ortega dead.

The Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the cause of death gunshot wounds to the head and torso and classified the death as a homicide. The case was investigated by local authorities alongside the FBI because the incident occurred on tribal land. A man identified in reports as Abdul Qasim Ray Zahir was arrested in connection with the shooting and charged in federal court with second-degree murder, use of a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.

If anyone witnessed the argument on Totem Beach Road that night or has information about what led to the shooting, please share details with investigators.