Residents of Federal Way are asked to attend a meeting next month to discuss gang and youth crime and ways to combat it.

The meeting will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at the City Council Chambers in City Hall, 33325 Eighth Ave. S.

There will be an overview of gang and youth crime and creation of a community action plan.

If you go, you will learn why gang crime occurs and how to recognize, report and prevent it. You’ll also learn about resources to support young people and families.

Representatives from the police, churches, schools and social service groups will be at the meeting.

For more information, contact Teniel Sabin, the city’s Hispanic community liaison, at 253-835-2613 or teniel.sabin@cityoffederalway.com

A man suspected in a Federal Way double shooting has been charged with second-degree murder.

Currently at large, Edgar Daniel Sanchez is accused of killing 17-year-old Irving Omar Placencia and injuring Placencia’s brother in the early hours of Jan. 17 during a party at a Federal Way home.

Speaking with the surviving victim, Federal Way detectives were told he and his brother were preparing to leave the party in the 30800 block of 20th Avenue South when another group of men arrived. The men set upon him and his brother, the injured man said, when one of them drew a pistol and shot them.

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