Kent Police looking for who shot and killed 19-year-old man

Published 11:14 am Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Kent Police are still looking for the person or people who shot and killed a 19-year-old man last week at the Somerset Apartments on the East Hill.

Demonte Young died from multiple gunshot wounds, according to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office. He was shot late Thursday night on Jan. 7 and died later that night at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

“He was shot outside of an apartment unit in the stairway,” said Kent Police spokeswoman Melanie Robinson in a Tuesday email. “The suspect(s) are still at large. We are working minimal leads at this time. Multiple gunshots were fired.”

Shots shattered windows of several cars and apartments last week at the complex, 25220 109th Court S.E., near Kent-Meridian High School.

Robinson declined to respond to a question about whether it is a gang-related shooting or if Young was armed with a weapon when he was shot. She declined to say whether Young lived in Kent.

“I do not have many details at the moment,” she said.

Kent Police are asking anyone with information about the shooting to call them at 253-852-2121.