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Man fatally shot in Kent

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.

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