Fifteen-year-old Marquise Slack was shot dead inside an apartment at the Heatherstone Apartments in Parkland, a Tacoma suburb, on the evening of March 19, 2022. Deputies who responded to the 10400 block of 19th Avenue Court South found him with a gunshot wound to the head; the Pierce County Medical Examiner later ruled the death a homicide.

Investigators recovered 38 shell casings that appeared to come from three different firearms, and detectives described the shooting as a targeted, gang-related incident, though it remained unclear whether Marquise was the intended victim. Witnesses reported another adult male had also been struck and had left the complex by vehicle before officers arrived; authorities were unable to contact that man.

Marquise lived in nearby Lakewood and did not reside at the apartment complex where he was killed. Despite the physical evidence and witness statements, no arrests had been announced and the investigation was ongoing as of late March 2022. If anyone has information about what happened that night or the people involved, please come forward.