Kent Police: 71-year-old accused of shooting, killing man during dispute
KENT, Wash. - Kent Police are investigating after they say a 71-year-old man shot and killed a man in his apartment complex.
Police were called to the parking lot of the Riverwood Apartments on Russell Road, just after 6:30 p.m. on Friday, for reports of a shooting.
Multiple apartment residents called 911 to report sounds of a fight that eventually escalated to one male shooting the other.
Officers arrived within two minutes of being dispatched and found a 28-year-old man with a gunshot wound in the parking lot. He was unconscious without a pulse and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police learned that a 71-year-old man was involved in a fight with the victim. Both were residents at the apartment complex.
The 71-year-old was taken into custody and charges are pending following an investigation.
This is a developing story.