Ryan Edwin Bentley, 27, was shot to death in a garage in Buckley, Washington, in the early morning hours of September 25, 2021. The Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound to the chest and classified it a homicide.

Sheriff’s deputies responding at about 2:25 a.m. found Bentley inside the garage. Investigators say an altercation occurred between Bentley and two women who had been checking on a friend’s property, and one of the women fired the fatal shot. Both women were taken into custody for questioning but no arrests were made. No other witnesses were reported and the property did not have security cameras, leaving significant gaps in the timeline and the available physical evidence.

Anyone with information about that night or who saw activity near the property in Buckley on September 25, 2021, is asked to come forward.