Renton police are searching for multiple subjects who they say were witnesses or suspects at the scene of a 19-year-old man’s homicide May 18 outside a restaurant in Renton.<\/p>\n
Renton police officers located 19-year-old Elmer Felipe Salazar-Rojas in his vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds after responding to a shooting at around 10 p.m. May 18 in the 100 block of Airport Way.<\/p>\n
According to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office, Salazar-Rojas died as a result of the gunshot wounds. Medical examiners identified Salazar-Rojas’s death as a homicide.<\/p>\n
Salazar-Rojas died at the scene after officers performed lifesaving measures and medical aid arrived, according to the Renton Police Department.<\/p>\n
Renton police issued a request for public assistance on May 29, saying they identified two suspects, with one of the suspects having been seen shooting and killing the 19-year-old, and the other serving as a witness to the homicide. According to the department, the two men identified also serve as suspects in a connected assault where a 26-year-old man was attacked.<\/p>\n
According to the department, the 26-year-old man stated to officers a group of men ranging from 25- to 50-years-old assaulted him in the parking lot of a restaurant as he was heading inside. Following the assault, Salazar-Rojas allegedly retaliated by ramming his vehicle in the suspect’s Toyota Sequoia.<\/p>\n
One of the two men opened fire into the vehicle, striking Salazar-Rojas multiple times. According to the department, the 26-year-old man stated he never witnessed the shooting visually, hearing the shooting occur as he fled into the business.<\/p>\n
The department described the two suspects as Hispanic men in their early to mid-30s. The suspects were driving a silver 2010 Toyota Sequoia, which has “significant” damage to the front end and driver’s side. Police have no information regarding the suspect vehicle’s license plate number.<\/p>\n
Renton police issued an additional release on May 30, asking for public assistance in identifying two more men, with one serving as a suspect in the assault of the 26-year-old and a witness to the homicide, and another serving as a witness to both the assault and homicide. All suspects left the scene prior to the arrival of police.<\/p>\n
Investigation continues into the death of Salazar-Rojas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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