Manuel A. Ortiz-Ornelas, 21, was shot and killed on January 3, 2017, outside the Alturas apartment complex at 1101 SW 139th Street in Burien, Washington. Investigators say the shooting was not connected to a drug deal but stemmed from a dispute over gang tagging, with officers describing the altercation as caused by perceived disrespect toward graffiti used by local gangs.

A 17-year-old from Tukwila, Ernesto Josue Rios-Andrade, was charged with second-degree murder on January 6, 2017. Under Washington law, 16- and 17-year-olds can be charged as adults for serious violent crimes; Rios-Andrade was booked into the youth center and later held at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent on $1 million bail. Police described both the suspect and Ortiz-Ornelas as known to them in connection with local gangs.

The Alturas Apartments management cooperated with police and said it would work to improve safety. If anyone knew Manuel, the circumstances at the complex, or has information about the shooting, please share what you know.