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Two dead after shooting at The Landing in Renton

Two men are dead after a shooting at The Landing in Renton on Monday afternoon, according to the Renton Police Department.

At about 2:39 p.m., officers responded to a call of shots fired outside the Regal Cinemas.

When officers arrived, they found two men dead.

Witnesses told police the shooting may have been a homicide/suicide.

“We have eyewitness accounts that … the first man pulled out a gun, shot the second multiple times, then walked a short distance away,” said Detective Robert Onishi. “And then he shot himself and both were pronounced dead at the scene.”

KIRO 7 spoke to a witness who described people running from the scene when the shots rang out.

“It was inital panic … no one knows what’s going on,” said Patrick Ward. “Ladies were screaming, saying, you know, ‘you need to run, there’s an active shooter.’”

Police believe this was a targeted incident and the two men involved were known to each other.

Officers do not believe there is any further threat to the public at this time.

Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to call the Renton Police Department and reference case number 22-12389.

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