Cellphone video was released by the Seattle Police Department Saturday of an officer-involved shooting in Kent. A fugitive murder suspect was shot and killed. This happened last Wednesday at about 5:45 p.m. It was reported that members of the Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force attempted to serve a warrant for the man’s arrest.
This scene took place at the Skyview Apartments in the 3500 block of South 22nd Place in Kent, near River Ridge Elementary School. Law enforcement officers knocked on the suspect’s door and announced themselves. When the man opened the door, he charged at officers with a knife.
Two officers took positions. An officer with SPD, a deputy with the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office and a deputy with the U.S. Marshals Service then fired their weapons and struck the man, according to an SPD Detective.
The shots fired were fatal. Law enforcement and fire personnel reportedly attempted lifesaving measures, but the suspect died at the scene. No officers were hurt.The SPD Force Investigation Team said they will be conducting an investigation into the shooting.
The full video is available on SPD’s YouTube page. The video may be graphic to some viewers.
