A New Year’s Eve party in Federal Way, Washington, turned deadly for 21-year-old Davary V. Hicks. According to reports, Hicks was at a gathering in the 32100 block of 46th Place Southwest in the early morning hours of December 31, 2016, when a dispute broke out over allegedly stolen property — reportedly an iPhone and an Xbox. Around 3:30 a.m. Hicks was shot multiple times and was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where he died at approximately 5 p.m. that evening.

The King County Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death multiple gunshot wounds and classified it a homicide. Federal Way police said the shooting did not appear random; witnesses at the party cooperated and provided information about a possible suspect. Investigators also examined tracks found near Lake Lorene about half an hour after the shooting, but no definitive connection has been reported. No arrests have been publicly announced and the case remains under investigation.

If anyone attended that party or was in the area that night and has information that could help the investigation, please come forward.