On August 14, at approximately 8:21 p.m., officers were dispatched to a shooting at Lakota Middle School, located at 1415 SW 314 Street in Federal Way.

When officers arrived a 26 year old Hispanic male victim was located and determined to have suffered fatal gunshot wounds.

The preliminary information indicates that a black SUV type vehicle occupied by several Hispanic males entered the parking lot and fired shots, striking the victim.

The vehicle fled the scene.

The association between the suspect and victim is still not known, we believe this was not a random incident and there was no intention to harm others located at the scene.

At the time of the incident middle school football practice had just concluded and there were approximately 15-20 witnesses to this crime.

Federal Way Patrol Officers immediately established a perimeter of the area and identified potential witnesses. Detectives are currently interviewing witnesses at the scene and at Federal Way Police Department.

The Federal Way Police Department has identified the person suspected of shooting the victim in this case.

17 yr old Luis F Cosgaya-Alvarez of Kent, Washington, AKA: Youngster or Jr.

Federal Way Police said Cosgaya-Alvarez is to be considered armed and dangerous. A felony warrant has been entered in connection to this homicide.

The Federal Way Police Department requests the assistance of the public to locate this dangerous suspect. Please call 911 if you have any information, or contact Federal Way Police Detective Brigit Clary at 253.835.6835.

The suspect has several identifiable tattoos located on both forearms "Districto/Federal" and back "Playboys".

The Federal Way Police Department is committed to bringing this individual to justice for this serious crime; the investigation is on-going.

The King County Medical Examiners Office is expected to release the name of the victim following determination of cause of death.

There is no further information pertaining to this incident at this time.