UPDATE: SPD has provided a more clear photo of Mohamed

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.

(Image: SPD)

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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