Suspect in Kent, WA double fatal shooting held on $5 million bail

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A suspect was arrested Wednesday in connection with a shooting that left two people dead in Kent, police said. 

Officers responded to a report of several shots fired Tuesday night on Southeast 210th Place. When police arrived at the scene, they found two people, aged 25 and 26 years old, had been shot. They later died from their injuries.

What we know:

Kent police said detectives identified the suspect and immediately started surveillance.

Witnesses reported seeing the suspect toss a gun into the bushes near the front yard of the shooting scene. Surveillance video that captured the shooting also showed a man matching the suspect's description firing at the victims.

Tukwila and Auburn Special Investigation units, the Valley SWAT team and negotiators helped Kent police locate the suspect. 

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Three people killed in Kent, WA overnight

Three people are dead after two separate cases of violence in Kent late Tuesday night.

The suspect, who police identified as a 34-year-old Kent man, surrendered and was taken into custody without incident. He was booked into the King County Jail for two counts of second-degree murder with a firearm.

The suspect did not appear in court on Thursday, but a judge set his bail at $5 million. His next court appearance is set for Monday, April 13 at 2:45 p.m.

In an unrelated incident also in Kent, a man was stabbed on a sidewalk later in the evening and died from his injuries. Police arrested a suspect in that case on Thursday.

The Source: Information in this story came from the Kent Police Department. 

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