Police Fatally Shoot Man At Renton Apartment Complex

RENTON, WA — A multi-agency team has begun a probe into a police shooting at a Renton apartment complex Wednesday night.

Investigators released preliminary information Thursday afternoon.

According to the Valley Independent Investigative Team, three Renton police officers were dispatched to a report of domestic violence at 1150 Sunset Boulevard Northeast, just after 11:00 p.m. Wednesday.

When the officers arrived at the apartment complex, they reported a 20-year-old man had assaulted two family members. According to investigators, the officers spoke to the man in the apartment doorway and noted he was naked and holding a knife.

Officers said the man ignored orders to drop the knife and began to move toward them. He was shot by an officer as he moved out of the doorway and was declared dead at the scene by medics, police said.

Information on the number of shots fired was not immediately released, and officers in Renton are not equipped with body-worn cameras.

The Valley Independent Investigative Team said updates on the investigation will be provided weekly until the probe is finished.

The team includes investigators from Auburn, Des Moines, Renton, Federal Way, Kent, Tukwila and the Port of Seattle. Because the investigation involves members from the Renton Police Department, their staff will not be involved in the probe.

The identity of the man killed by police will be released by the King County Medical Examiner's Office.