Family members of murder victim Timothy Hovey (pictured above) are offering a $10,000 reward for information that will lead to an arrest and conviction of a suspect in his homicide, which took place in Burien Sept. 4, 2016 (read our previous coverage here).
Hovey was a JBLM soldier who was a month from deploying when he was shot and killed in the area of S. 128th Street and 22nd Ave S. (map below).
Hovey, 27 and from Sacramento, had been at a party with friends when he decided to go for a walk. His friends found him a couple of blocks away lying on the side of the road with multiple gunshot wounds at around 4:30 a.m. He later died at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
In addition to the $10,000 offered by the family, Crime Stoppers is offering $1,000 for information that will help solve the case.
If you have any information about this case you can call the King County Sheriff’s Office at 206-296-3311 or you can remain anonymous and call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
The Case # is C16045227.