Man shot in the head behind Kent YMCA, suspect at-large
KENT, Wash. - Police are aggressively working to identify a suspect who shot a man in the head in Kent Thursday evening.
According to the Kent Police Department (KPD), at around 6:37 p.m., officers responded to the corner of S 248th St. and 100th Ave. SE for reports of a shooting. Police were advised that a man had been shot behind the YMCA, and the suspect fled through the neighborhood.
When officers arrived, they found a 30-year-old man on the park bench with a bullet wound to the head.
Officers quickly performed CPR until medics arrived, and the victim was taken to a local hospital in critical condition with life-threatening injuries.
The KPD says the victim, a Bothell resident, is currently on life support.
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Witnesses told police that before the shooting, the victim was sitting on a bench and was approached by the suspect. The two got into a heated argument, then a struggle, then the suspect pulled out a gun and shot him in the head.
Multiple patrol officers flooded into the area to search for the suspect. A K-9 unit and the Washington State Patrol’s air support unit were called in to assist. Despite their efforts, the suspect was nowhere to be found.
The suspect was described as a tall, skinny Black man in his 20s. Witnesses say he was wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans.
The KPD says they are gathering evidence and conducting interviews to identify the suspect.
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Anyone with information is asked to call 911, or leave a tip at 253-856-5808 or KPDTiplLine@kentwa.gov.
This is a developing story.