Woman killed in overnight shooting in Auburn

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2 separate homicides in Auburn

A woman was shot and killed in Auburn overnight. This was the second homicide in the city in less than 12 hours, police said.

Police in Auburn are investigating after a woman was shot and killed early Wednesday morning. 

At about 1:30 a.m., officers responded to a report of a shooting near 500 15th St Northeast. 

When officers arrived at the scene, they found a woman with a gunshot wound in the passenger seat of a Ford truck.

Police said the woman, who was later identified as 34-year-old Jessica Fawn Thompson from Auburn, was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to investigators, there was a dispute at a gas station on Harvey Road when the suspect approached the passenger side of the truck. 

Shots were fired, and the truck drove to the 15th Street location. 

No suspects were taken into custody and police are looking over surveillance footage in the area. 

Auburn police said this was the second homicide in less than 12 hours. 

On Tuesday, a man was found shot to death in a car near 22nd St NE and I St NE around 4 p.m.

The investigation remains ongoing. 

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