Crime & Safety
1 Dead, 2 Injured In Renton Parking Lot Shooting
Police are working to learn what led to a shooting that left one man dead, another injured and a 15-year-old boy hospitalized.
RENTON, WA — One man is dead and two people hospitalized following a shooting in a Renton parking lot early Sunday, according to police. Officers responded to the 500 block of South Grady Way, near Renton Village, and reported 200 cars leaving the area around 2 a.m.
At the scene, witnesses told officers that several people had fired guns, hitting two men and a teenage boy. Bystanders drove the three victims to Valley Medical Center. Police said a 25-year-old Kent man died at the hospital. A 15-year-old boy and a 24-year-old Puyallup man's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
Police have not released details on the initial gathering nor provided details on the circumstances leading up to the shooting. Anyone with information about the event is encouraged to contact the police department and reference case 20-9004.
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