CRIME & SAFETY
Drive-by shooting | Auburn police blotter
Auburn police were dispatched on Nov. 26 after receiving a report at approximately 7:14 p.m. regarding an assault with a firearm in the 1700 block of I Place Northeast. According to the department’s public information log, a fight involving firearms occurred in the city. The log listed four victims in the incident. Multiple additional individuals were listed as involved in the incident.
Auburn family demands truth in fatal gas station shooting possibly linked to road rage
AUBURN, Wash. — A family is searching for the truth after a man was shot and killed at a gas station in Auburn on Nov. 17. Family members told KOMO News they're getting conflicting information about what happened, and they're hoping more witnesses will come forward to help provide answers.
Man pleads not guilty in attempted home invasion
King County prosecutors have filed charges against one of three men captured on video attempting to kick in the entrance at an Auburn home in which the owner fired shots back. Prosecutors charged 31-year-old Davante Naicell Leach of Tacoma with felony counts of attempted burglary in the first degree and unlawful possession of a firearm in the first degree.
Here’s what jurors in the Tacoma police trial aren’t being told
TACOMA, Wash. — Before they render a verdict, jurors in the trial of three Tacoma police officers charged with killing Manuel Ellis will not hear testimony about one of the officers having a breakdown at the police academy, or that another officer was accused of racial profiling. They won’t...
Beloved father in Auburn gunned down at his doorstep, suspect on the run
AUBURN, Wash. — In the moments after a horrific attack, the King County Sheriff's Office had their helicopter and K9s out Friday night, searching for a gunman around Watermark Apartments in Auburn, but they came up dry. Malki Loeak, 29, a beloved father, had been gunned down in his...
Auburn police investigate 2nd deadly shooting in less than 10 hours
AUBURN, Wash. — Police are investigating after a woman in her 30s was shot and killed early Wednesday morning, marking the second deadly shooting the Auburn Police Department (APD) responded to in less than 10 hours. The woman was identified Thursday by the King County Medical Examiner has Jessica...