A 24-year-old Kent man, found fatally shot Feb. 7 in a wooded area along Lake Fenwick Road South, has been identified as Elijah J. Oceguera Bestgen.
Oceguera Bestgen died of a gunshot wound of head, according to the Feb. 10 King County Medical Examiner’s Office report, which ruled the death a homicide. This was the first homicide of 2025 in Kent.
Officers were dispatched to the Lake Fenwick Disc Golf Park at about 9:26 a.m. Friday, Feb. 7 regarding a deceased person found in a wooded area, according to a Feb. 7 Kent Police news release. Multiple officers and Puget Sound Fire firefighters were dispatched to the scene at 26113 Lake Fenwick Road S.
Officers found Oceguera Bestgen with a gunshot wound to his head and obviously deceased, according to police. The initial evidence indicated the man died the previous night or early in the morning Feb. 7.
Detectives gathered statements and evidence to try to determine the circumstances that led up to the killing.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Kent Police Tip Line at 253-856-5808 or email a tip to KPDTipLine@kentwa.gov.
As of Monday evening, Feb. 10, police had not made an arrest or released any suspect information.
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