A 19-year-old Tukwila man fatally shot at a Kent Station movie theater has been identified as Abubakar Ahmed by the King County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Ahmed died of a gunshot wound to the torso, according to the medical examiner.
As of Wednesday afternoon, June 14, Kent Police were still trying to identify and locate the man who reportedly shot Ahmed at about 12:19 a.m. June 13 inside the AMC Theatre at the shopping center, 425 Ramsay Way.
Officers found Ahmed just inside the south entrance doors to the theater. Ahmed was receiving CPR from one of his friends, according to Kent Police. Officers began lifesaving efforts. Because the location of the shooter was unknown, officers carried Ahmed out of the theater to a safe location where medics had just arrived. He died at the scene.
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The suspect was described as a dark-skinned male about 5 feet 11 inches tall wearing a ski mask, according to police. Police impounded three vehicles that may have been involved in the incident.
Detectives do not believe this is a random incident, according to the police statement.
Kent Police Chief Rafael Padilla wasn’t sure if it was a gang-related shooting.
“We are looking into that possibility, but it’s too early to confirm that either way,” Padilla said in a June 13 email.
If you have any information about this incident or what led up to the shooting, please contact the Kent Police Department tip line at 253-856-5808 or email KPDTipLine@kentwa.gov. If your tip is time sensitive, please call 911 and reference case number 23-7685.
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