FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — Federal Way police are investigating after a 13-year-old boy was found shot to death in a park.
The victim has been identified as AJ Brown by Shoreline Public Schools. Brown was attending the eighth grade Einstein Middle School.
"Our entire school community is deeply saddened by the loss of AJ and the heartbreak his family and friends are experiencing. We join them in this grief and heartbreak," Principal Nyla Fritz wrote in a letter to staff and family.
Police were initially called to the park around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday after several neighbors reported hearing gunfire. Patrol units responded to the scene but couldn’t find anything and left.
Hours later, one of the neighbors was taking their daughter to school when she saw a teenager’s body in the grass. Police came back out, secured the scene and canvassed the neighborhood.
The case is being investigated as a homicide.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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