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The Seattle Police Department has issued a “WANTED” bulletin in the search for the suspect in a deadly April shooting inside a First Hill apartment building.

SPD announced Tuesday detectives are searching for Ayub S. Mohamed, also known as “IU,” in connection with the April 2nd shooting that killed 40-year-old David Chuyeshkov.

CHS reported here on Chuyeshkov’s killing. A person with direct knowledge of the situation told CHS that Chuyeshkov was not a leased resident of the building but that a ground floor unit of Summit Ave’s Tuscany Apartments had become a difficult to evict “drug squat” with regular trespassers.

According to East Precinct radio updates, police were called to the Seneca at Summit apartment building the morning of April 2nd just before 1:45 AM to reports of someone yelling to call 911 followed by a report of gunfire.

Arriving officers found Chuyeshkov down inside the unit and reportedly suffering from a gunshot wound to the back. Witnesses reported a male fleeing from the scene. He was described as a black male, wearing all black clothing with a bicycle. Police were checking nearby nearby hospitals for the possibly injured suspect or additional victims but none were located.

SPD says Mohamed is a 28-year-old black male, approximately 6’1″ tall, weighing 230 lbs., with a heavy build, and dark hair.

“If anyone has any information about his location, please contact the SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000, or call 911 if you see him in person. Mohamed should be considered Armed and Dangerous,” SPD reports.

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