A 26-year-old Kent man was fatally shot Thursday evening, April 27 at a Kent apartment complex in the 23200 block of 61st Avenue South, just northwest of Neely-O’Brien Elementary School.
Officers responded at about 6:34 p.m. to a report of a shooting at an apartment complex, according to a Kent Police statement. A 911 caller reported sounds of a gunshot and a person lying in the parking lot.
Officers found a man with a life-threatening injury. Officers initiated lifesaving efforts that were taken over by Puget Sound Fire and medics upon their arrival, but the man died at the scene.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Kent Police tip line at 253-856-5808 or email KPDTipLine@kentwa.gov or call 911.
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