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Seventeen-year-old Ryan Dela Cruz was shot and killed after a late-night outing to Martha Washington Park near Lake Washington. On the evening before June 2, 2018, Ryan left home telling his parents he was going out with friends; early the next morning the family was told he was at Harborview Medical Center in critical condition after being shot multiple times and did not survive. Reports say he was struck three times after another group arrived in a car and gunfire erupted while Ryan and his friends were in a wooded area of the park.

Investigators have said they do not believe the shooting was gang-related or that Ryan was specifically targeted, calling it an isolated incident. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. Ryan, described as a sweet, inquisitive teenager who planned to join the U.S. Marine Corps after graduation, was two weeks away from finishing Franklin High School. Students from the school held demonstrations and wore orange to call for safety and to honor him.

Did anyone who was at Martha Washington Park that night or who remembers seeing a car in the area come forward with information?