Kent Police are seeking the public’s help to track down who shot and killed a 37-year-old Kent man on Aug. 26 on the East Hill.
As the investigation unfolds, detectives say the shooting does not appear to be a random incident, according to a Kent Police media release on Thursday. Detectives are certain that there are people with valuable information related to this shooting.
Investigators want to talk to anyone who may have seen something suspicious or possibly observed anything out of the ordinary just prior to the shooting between 8 and 9:30 p.m., in the wooded area, south of Southeast 240th Street and 108th Avenue Southeast.
Police responded to a call about gunfire in the East Hill area and found a man bleeding from the head walking from a nearby residence, according to a written report to the City Council about the incident by Derek Matheson, city chief administrative officer. The man claimed to have been involved in a robbery and told police his uncle had been shot nearby. Officers then found a dead man in the wooded area near South 244th Street.
The identity of the man has not yet been released by the Kent Police or the King County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call 911, or contact the Kent Police Department tip line at 253-856-5808. Callers can remain anonymous.
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