A body found by a person walking a dog in early July 2018 turned out to be 22-year-old Ezekiel M. Kelly of Everett. An autopsy recorded 27 stab wounds and three gunshot wounds to the head; the cause of death was ruled homicide due to homicidal violence. The discovery came days after another killing that investigators later linked to the same group.

On July 1, 2018, 21-year-old Mohamed H. Adan of Seattle was found in brush at Blue Stilly Park near Arlington. Adan had been shot seven times and showed signs of torture, including being bound with an electrical cord, beaten with a baseball bat, and burned with cigarettes. Authorities say the two victims knew each other and the violence escalated from accusations of snitching and a dispute involving a girlfriend; court papers allege suspects believed one victim had reported a protection-order violation.

Three people were arrested in connection with the linked killings: 18-year-old Anthony Hernandez-Cano, 20-year-old Hassani H. Hassani, and a 21-year-old woman. Court documents allege Hernandez-Cano stabbed Kelly multiple times and then handed a gun to Hassani, who shot him. Surveillance near Blue Stilly Park reportedly captured a vehicle license plate that tied a car used in both incidents to the suspects.

Did anyone in the Everett or Arlington area know Ezekiel Kelly or have information about the vehicle seen near Blue Stilly Park?