Crime & Safety
Renton Man Arrested For Killing At Tukwila Gas Station
Allen D. Ridley, 32, died of multiple gunshot wounds near the Tukwila light rail stop early Wednesday morning.
TUKWILA, WA — Tukwila police have arrested a 24-year-old Renton for second-degree murder for a deadly shooting at a Tukwila gas station on Wednesday morning.
The shooting happened just after midnight along Tukwila International Boulevard near the light rail station. The victim, Allen D. Ridley, 32, was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the gas station parking lot. He died at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
Police say the Renton man accused in the killing used a 9mm handgun stolen from a Monroe home recently.
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Tukwila police also arrested a 26-year-old Kent man for trying to enter the crime scene. He was taken to jail on an obstruction charge, and for an outstanding warrant for illegal possession of a firearm.
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