Muldhata Dawud, a 20-year-old Black man, was killed in a drive-by shooting in Federal Way, Washington, on July 30, 2015. Around 1:05 a.m., residents near the 32800 block of First Avenue South reported hearing gunfire. Dawud was in a vehicle with two other young men, ages 18 and 19, when another car pulled alongside and someone inside opened fire. All three occupants were struck; Dawud died of a gunshot wound to the torso, according to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office. The two other victims were treated and expected to survive.

Witnesses described the suspect vehicle as a red Chevrolet Impala-style car and the shooter as an African-American man with a stocky build and dreadlocks. Federal Way Police later arrested a 21-year-old Tacoma man, Maurice L. Oatts, who was booked into the King County Jail on suspicion of first-degree murder and first-degree assault and held on $350,000 bail. Detectives executed search warrants on his home and vehicle while the investigation continued.

If anyone has information about the shooting, the vehicle, or the persons involved, please share what is known with police.