Auburn shooting leaves 16-year-old boy dead, two other juveniles injured

AUBURN, Wash. — Auburn police are working to solve the city’s latest homicide after a shooting killed a 16-year-old boy and left two juveniles injured.

Police were called to A Street Southeast, near 6th Street Southeast, Friday at about 10:45 p.m.

When officers arrived, officials said they found a 16-year-old boy suffering from at least one gunshot wound.

A viewer said they captured the aftermath of the crime scene and shared the following photo with us.

First responders tried to save the teenager’s life, but he later died from his injuries at the scene, detectives said.

Investigators said two other male juveniles with gunshot wounds were found and taken to a hospital.

Both juveniles have been released.

Police told KIRO 7 News that there are no details on the conditions and ages of the two juveniles injured, but said there are no suspects, as of Saturday afternoon.

Details are very slim, including information on the relationship between all three juveniles and who fired shots.

We spoke with a witness who said the shooting happened more than 30 yards away from her in the parking lot of a gas station.

She shared a cellphone video capturing the aftermath of the crime scene.

She did not want to be identified due to concerns about her safety.

“We saw three young men running with masks on Ski masks,” she said.

She said when the three juveniles ran to a nearby parking lot, her motherly instincts kicked in and she tried to help one of the juveniles who was shot in the arm.

“We tried to apply the pressure and the young man ran off,” she said.

When security confronted the other two juveniles, all three of them ran back towards A Street and hopped inside a vehicle that drove off, she told KIRO 7 News.

The witness said she ran over to A Street and saw the 16-year-old boy on the sidewalk and street.

“It was a young boy. His eyes were already looking up to the sky. I tried to talk to him. He didn’t respond to me. So, I went down to feel his pulse, but he had a gunshot wound,” she said. “I felt horrible from the minute I saw this young man on the ground.”

“It’s something our community has to come together and change, or our communities are going to fall apart, and again, it’s going to ruin our future generations, the younger kids,” she added.

KIRO 7 News also spoke with a worker at the gas station who said no one inside the building witnessed the shooting Friday night.

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