Woman shot in the head in Kent dies; police search for 4 suspects
KENT, Wash. - Police are searching for four suspects who shot a woman in the head in Kent on July 27. According to The Seattle Times, the victim died the next day.
According to the Kent Police Department (KPD), just before 2 a.m., someone called 911 saying that her friend had been shot and they had begun CPR.
Medics and firefighters quickly responded to the victim’s location near the intersection of 114th Way SE and SE 230th Pl. The 911 caller told dispatch that they were driving around looking for help.
KPD officers arrived within minutes and found the 48-year-old Maple Valley woman inside the car with a gunshot wound to the head.
Officers pulled her out, provided aid and quickly took her to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries.
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After investigating, patrol officers discovered that the shooting happened near the corner of SE 240th St. and 111th Pl. SE. This area is a little more than half a mile south of where authorities found the victim.
The KPD says the suspects were all men between the ages of 17-25. Three of them were wearing dark clothes, the fourth suspect was wearing gray sweats.
Kent Violent Crime detectives are leading the investigation. They have canvassed the area for surveillance video, witnesses and other evidence.
Detectives have determined that this shooting was not a random incident.
The KPD is asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact their tip line at 253-856-5808, or email KPDTipLine@kentwa.gov.
Anyone with information about the identity of the suspects is asked to call 911 immediately.
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