13-year-old boy killed in shooting in Kent

The Kent Police Department (KPD) is investigating the shooting death of a 13-year-old boy that occurred Tuesday evening.

Just after 9 p.m. Tuesday, KPD officers and firefighters from the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority were dispatched to the Kentwood Apartments, a complex at 22400 Benson Road, after receiving 911 calls that a man had been shot, according to a news release on the KPD’s Facebook page. Witnesses called to report that the man had been shot in the stomach and was lying on the sidewalk.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found a 13-year-old boy. Police and firefighters began to provide the boy with medical assistance as quickly as possible, but he died at the scene.

Several 911 callers and witnesses reported that the shooting occurred at Turnkey Park, located at 23300 100 AV SE. Witnesses also said that a group of “young males” fled on foot after the shooting, KPD said in its news release.

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Kent shooting victim was shot and then taken to another location

KPD members investigated the area and determined that the boy had been shot near the park. He was then taken to the apartment complex by another group.

Officers also recovered a vehicle that had been stolen in Seattle near the crime scene. The department is currently trying to determine whether the vehicle was used in any way in the shooting, KPD wrote online.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information or evidence regarding this homicide or the identity of the suspect, KPD is asking people to email the KPD Tip Line at [email protected] or call the department at 253-856-5808.

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