Altercation at Kent health clinic becomes a homicide

A physical altercation in January at a HealthPoint Clinic in Kent became a homicide with the recent death of a security guard who worked at the facility.

The King County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the death a homicide in its July 9 report. Samson Mohammed, 62, of Tacoma, died May 13 from complications of blunt force trauma suffered Jan. 9 at the clinic, 403 E. Meeker St., according to the report.

“It began as a physical altercation between a person at the HealthPoint clinic and the facility security guard (Mohammed),” said Kent Police Deputy Chief Matt Stansfield in a July 9 email. “The security guard was shoved by this person and fell, hitting their head on the pavement.”…

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