KENT, Wash. — An investigation is underway after a 39-year-old man was fatally shot Friday afternoon in Kent.
Police were called around 3:40 p.m. to the 23300 block of Pacific Highway South and Kent Des Moines Road.
Police said when officers arrived, they found an unresponsive man lying on the road with a gunshot wound.
Although lifesaving measures were performed on the man, he died at the scene, Kent police said.
Authorities said the suspected shooter fled the scene.
Police have not confirmed what led to the shooting.
The southbound lanes of Pacific Highway were closed for the investigation.
HAPPENING NOW: a tent has been put up in a spot where a man was shot and killed at Pacific Hwy and Des Moines Rd. Family say the victim is the FATHER of two people who were shot in this SAME SPOT 2 days ago. Family say he was investigating what happened when he was shot himself pic.twitter.com/uPOyuLNTu1
— Ryan Simms (@RyanKIRO7) November 27, 2021
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