Homeowner shoots suspect during home invasion in Kent, WA
Shooting in Kent, WA under investigation
Police are investigating a shooting that happened in Kent Monday morning.
KENT, Wash. - A person is in critical condition after a shooting Monday morning in Kent.
What we know:
Puget Sound Fire responded to the scene after reports of a shooting at a home on Cambridge Drive and Hampton Way before 3 a.m.
Kent police also responded after reports of a possible home invasion.
According to investigators, residents inside the home reported several armed suspects entered the home and the homeowners shot at the intruders, hitting one of the suspects several times.
The suspect was taken to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition. Kent police have not released the identity of the suspect who was shot.
The other suspects involved left the scene and have not been located.
As for the homeowners and if they could face any charges, here’s what Kasner told FOX 13.
"Each state has its own laws, some are stand your ground. In Washington state, the courts view it as your home, your castle, you have the right to protect yourself, you have the right to protect your family," Kasner said.
He adds when a situation like this happens, they look at the totality of the situation and the circumstances surrounding it. They’ll then discuss it with the prosecutor’s office.
"People were in the house, she woke her husband, he went to his safe by the bed, grabbed his firearm, and went downstairs to see what was going on," Kent Police Assistant Chief Jarod Kasner said.
"We know what took place up to the point of the shooting and now we’re trying to trace it backwards to say okay why was this house targeted?" Kasner said.
"These types of incidents, they’re very shocking, they make people, very nervous and they start to go ‘hey it could happen to me,’" Kasner said.
The Source: Information in this story came from Puget Sound Fire, Kent Police Department and officials from Harborview Medical Center.
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