The family of 21-year-old Hamze Elmi is still waiting for answers after he was gunned down outside his Federal Way home, and investigators say the key to solving this case is likely already in the community.
On February 1, 2025, Elmi was walking home from work in the 3100 block of 9th Avenue S. in Federal Way when gunfire erupted in his own yard.
“A 21-year-old kid, Hamze Elmi, is on his way home from work, family inside hears shots fired in their yard,” Jim Fuda, the executive director of Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound, said. “Seven shots fired into Hamze, and he died in his family’s arms.”…