Kent, WA-June 29, 2023. This morning at 6:20 am Kent Patrol Officers were dispatched to the 2100 block of S 272nd in response to a 911 call of a shooting at that location. The initial 911 caller stated that the victim had been shot in the head inside an apartment.
Officers and medical aid arrived within minutes and were directed to an apartment. Inside they located the original victim, an unresponsive 29-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his head. Officers searched the apartment and located a 2nd victim, a 30-year-old Kent woman, who had a gunshot wound .
Both victims were transported to a local hospital and their current status is not known.
The reporting party stated that he saw someone that might be a suspect leaving the area just after he heard what he thought were gunshots. Patrol Officers set a perimeter around the area and requested a K9 unit and air support.
The person was not located, and it was later determined through witness interviews that there was evidence the person seen had left in a vehicle.
Kent Violent Crimes Detectives arrived at the scene to take over the investigation. At this point the evidence collected indicates this was not a random incident.
If you have any information about this incident: Call the Kent Police Tip Line 253-856-5808-refer to case #23-8443 or Email to [email protected].
29-year-old Jack Rainford and a woman injured in shooting inside West Hill Kent apartment