Friday evening in Kent ended with a troubling scene: a man was found sprawled on the porch of a home with multiple gunshot wounds, stabilized by first responders, then flown to Harborview Medical Center. The attack left the neighborhood on edge as detectives began sorting out how the shooting unfolded.
Scene and response
Officers arrived in the 25000 block of 116th Avenue SE and found the wounded man on a home's porch, according to KING 5. Police immediately began life-saving efforts, which were then taken over by Puget Sound Fire crews and Medic One personnel. After the victim was stabilized, he was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center for further treatment, the outlet reports.
Investigators seek information
Kent detectives are now working to piece together the sequence of events that led to the porch shooting and are asking the public for help. Anyone with time-sensitive information is urged to call non-emergency dispatch at 253-852-2121, contact the Kent Police tip line at 253-856-5808, or email [email protected], as reported by Kent Reporter.
Hospital transport and regional response
The victim was flown to Harborview Medical Center, the region's Level I trauma center. Harborview is located on Seattle's First Hill, according to UW Medicine. The Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority, which lists Kent among the communities it serves, responded to the call, per Puget Sound Fire.
Where this fits locally
The shooting is the latest violent incident to put parts of Kent under a microscope in recent weeks, with local outlets tracking other stabbings and shootings in the area. Hoodline's deadly stabbing and separate shooting coverage pulled together related cases and highlighted repeated police pleas for public tips.
Kent police detectives continue to investigate and have not announced any arrests, according to KING 5. Anyone with information that could assist the case is urged to use the phone numbers or email listed above so detectives can follow up.
