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Man, 54, killed at Kent homeless encampment identified

Published 5:12 pm Tuesday, April 4, 2023

By Steve Hunter

A man was killed March 28 in Kent near this homeless encampment in the 10900 block of SE 256th Street. This March 29 photo shows a piece of yellow tape used by Kent Police to mark the crime scene. BAILEY JO JOSIE, Sound Publishing
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A man was killed March 28 in Kent near this homeless encampment in the 10900 block of SE 256th Street. This March 29 photo shows a piece of yellow tape used by Kent Police to mark the crime scene. BAILEY JO JOSIE, Sound Publishing

A man was killed March 28 in Kent near this homeless encampment in the 10900 block of SE 256th Street. This March 29 photo shows a piece of yellow tape used by Kent Police to mark the crime scene. BAILEY JO JOSIE, Sound Publishing
Kent Police are investigating the homicide of a 54-year-old man killed in a homeless encampment along SE 256th Street on the East Hill. BAILEY JO JOSIE, Sound Publishing
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A 54-year-old man killed at a homeless encampment in Kent has been identified as Randall Cantrell.

Cantrell died from blunt force trauma to the head and the manner of death is homicide, according to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Officers responded at about 12:20 p.m. March 28 to the 10900 block of SE 256th Street on the East Hill, according to Kent Police. First responders told officers they found Cantrell unconscious and unresponsive with obvious trauma to his head.

Paramedics transported Cantrell to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where he later died from his injuries.

Detectives reported they had limited information early in the investigation as they interviewed witnesses and collected evidence.

Police have not made an arrest or released any suspect information.

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