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Michael Compton, 53, was found dead in the front yard of his Ford Lane SW home in Orting, Washington, in the early morning hours of February 19, 2014. An autopsy confirmed a shotgun wound to the head. Investigators believe someone or multiple people broke into Compton’s garage between about 1 a.m. and 3 a.m.; Compton reportedly armed himself with his own shotgun, went outside to investigate, and a struggle in the dark ended with him being fatally shot. The shotgun was recovered at the scene and his wife, who was inside, discovered him and called police.

Police interviewed several persons of interest but did not name official suspects, and no arrests have been announced. Authorities released surveillance footage of two unidentified bicyclists seen near the home around the time of the killing and recovered an e-cigarette at the scene that contained a DNA profile, but those leads have not produced an arrest. Friends and family remember Compton, a six feet, six inches avid hunter who worked in bank fraud prevention and volunteered locally, as deeply protective of his family.

Does anyone have information about suspicious people in that neighborhood on February 19, 2014, or recognize the bicyclists from the released footage?