Skyway Shooting Leaves 2 Dead, 5 Others Injured

SKYWAY, WA - A shootout at a party in Skyway early Sunday morning left two men dead, two others with gunshot wounds, and three others non-shooting related injuries, according to the King County Sheriff's Office.

The shooting broke out around 4 a.m. Sunday in a parking lot in front of the VFW Hall located at 7421 South 126th St. Early Sunday morning, the parking lot was littered with dozens of shell casings.

There was a second crime scene about 1-1/2 miles east at a McDonald's along Rainier Avenue South in Renton. One of the victims, a 26-year-old man, was still lying in the parking lot under a white sheet around 8 a.m. Sunday as detectives combed through the crime scene.

The second victim, a 36-year-old, died at Valley Medical Center. Two other people were hospitalized for panic attacks, and a third person was injured in a car crash. The other shooting victim had non-life threatening injuries, according to police.

King County Sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Ryan Abbott said the shooting was linked to the Family Motorcycle Club. The club for years has had a clubhouse at the corner of Renton Avenue and South 126th Street.

The parking lot where the shooting broke out is hidden behind a shopping plaza along Renton Avenue. The lot is a frequent spot for parties early in the morning after bars close.

"Loud noise, music, everything," said Sokry Math, whose home abuts the VFW parking lot.

This story was written by Neal McNamara

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