Kent Police Blotter: May 10-30

A sampling of Kent Police incidents May 10-30:

May 10

Woman pulls out gun: 1:52 p.m., officers were dispatched to the Webster Court Apartments, 309 Fifth Ave. S., regarding threats with a weapon. A woman came to the location to drop off her daughter with the father. The father was with his new girlfriend and an argument began between the two women. They engaged in a mutual physical fight which ended when the woman who had dropped off her child escalated the situation by pulling out a firearm. The woman was arrested and booked into jail.

Shots fired: 7:42 p.m., officers were dispatched to the Island Park Apartments, 23529 60th Ave. S., regarding a shooting. A woman stated her adult daughter (witness) arrived at her residence informing her that she had just got into an argument with her girlfriend (suspect). A few hours later the suspect arrived at the apartment and requested to talk to the witness. The victim confronted the suspect in the parking lot saying that her daughter (witness) was not going to come out and talk to her. The conversation turned into an argument at which point the victim said to the suspect, “I’ll die behind my kids.” This prompted the suspect to pull out a firearm and say, “I’ll kill you.” The suspect then fired multiple rounds into the air. During this altercation, the witness came out of the apartment and watched what occurred. The victim backed away into her residence while the suspect and witness left in a vehicle.

May 12

Grocery store armed robbery: 4:50 p.m., officers were dispatched to an armed robbery at the Grocery Outlet, 26104 Pacific Highway S. The suspect reportedly had been in the store shoplifting. When the suspect started to walk out with the stolen items and was confronted by employees; the suspect pulled out a handgun. The employees backed off and the suspect left the area with the stolen items.

Threats with a gun: 5:50 p.m., officers were dispatched to a threat with a weapon at Deals Auto Sales, 622 Central Ave. S. The suspect had arrived in a white SUV and was inquiring about the price of a couple vehicles on the lot. The suspect asked the employee to check out his white SUV which prompted the employee to open the back hatch. The suspect asked the employee why he had opened the trunk and said that he was going to kill him. The suspect pulled out a handgun and pointed it at the employee. The employee backed away with his hands up and the suspect fled the area in the white SUV.

May 18

Threats to tow truck driver: 4:18 p.m., officers were dispatched to The Pines at Canyon Station Apartments, 9626 S. 252nd St., regarding a threat with a weapon. The victim, a tow truck driver, was sent to the apartment complex to tow vehicles requested by management. When he was hooking up one of the vehicles, the suspect came out with a handgun demanding he drop the vehicle. The victim eventually compiled and 911 was called. The suspect was on scene and pointed out to the officers. This prompted the suspect to run on foot, but he was later captured. Officers located the handgun used as the suspect attempted to hide it while he was running from them.

May 20

Dead body, drugs, cash found: 7:58 a.m., officers were dispatched to the Indigo Springs Apartments, 11101 SE 208th St. An apartment window was broken out and the person inside the apartment appeared to be deceased. Officers saw a significant amount of money and drugs. The body of the deceased did not have any signs of trauma that would be considered a cause of death. Officers collected and seized five firearms, $167,000 in cash, and over 95 pounds of narcotics which included heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl.

May 21

Shots exchanged: 10 p.m. on May 21, officers were dispatched to an illegal discharge at the CityZen Commons apartments, 10925 SE 259th St. They located numerous spent casings in a stairwell. On May 22, at 2:19 a.m., officers were dispatched to the same location for a shooting. They located a victim who had gunshot wounds to both arms. The victim provided context to what occurred during both incidents. He admitted to being the person who fired off rounds during the first incident and then left. When he returned, he was confronted by the individuals at the party, and someone shot him.

May 23

2-year-old child dies: 11:31 a.m., officers were dispatched to the Hometowne Suites, 25104 Pacific Highway S., regarding CPR in progress on a 2-year-old child. After the officers were on scene, the child died. There already was an open Child Protective Services referral regarding the child being allegedly abused by his parents. The cause of death is unknown at this point. Detectives are investigating.

May 26

Threats by adult son: 8:59 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 24400 block of 94th Avenue South regarding threats with a weapon. A subject had pointed a rifle at his parents after physically assaulting them. The parents relayed their adult son had been suffering from some sort of undiagnosed mental health issue and had been acting strange inside their home. When the mother confronted him, she was assaulted. The incident progressed when their adult son armed himself with a .22 rifle and was aiming it at his father in the driveway. The subject was taken in custody. On May 28, officers responded again to this residence after the male was released from King County Regional Justice Center and walked home. He was destroying his father’s property. The male was arrested for investigation of malicious mischief and booked into the City of Kent Correctional Facility.

May 29

Bar brawl: 1:15 a.m., officers were dispatched to a large fight at Gators Sports Bar, 21609 84th Ave. S. Fights started over a patron not paying her $249 bill. She assaulted an employee. Another male out in the parking lot was assaulted by five other males. Another patron tried to assist and was assaulted and transported to hospital for fractures to face.

Gunshot victim: 11:35 a.m., officers were dispatched to Tractor Supply regarding a shooting. A subject had been run over with a vehicle and then gunshots were heard. No one associated with the incident was located, but officers found spent casings in the parking lot. A short time later patrol received a call from the alleged victim who was at his residence in the 700 block of Fifth Avenue S. He had a gunshot wound to the arm and claimed he had been robbed across the street at the Denny’s. The victim was taken to Harborview Medical center in Seattle.

May 30

Gang member shot: 1:44 p.m., officers investigated a juvenile male spray-painting gang tags on the 7-Eleven building at 104th Avenue SE and SE 240th Street. After contacting him, he ran east, and he confronted unknown subjects from a rival gang. We heard gunshots and saw him running through the parking lot of Value Village. The juvenile was contacted and said one of the rival gang members had a machete and tried to assault him with it. Someone fired two shots and he was grazed in the inner thigh. The juvenile was transported to Valley Medical Center in Renton for treatment.