Witnesses: Driver fatally shot, crashes into other cars in Kent, WA

The Brief

  • A man was fatally shot while driving in Kent’s East Hill neighborhood Monday afternoon.
  • The alleged shooter, claiming self-defense, remained at the scene and cooperated with police.
  • The circumstances leading up to the shooting are unclear, and the investigation is ongoing.

KENT, Wash. Kent police say a person was fatally shot in the East Hill neighborhood Monday afternoon outside the 24 East Hill Market.

A witness told FOX 13 that someone on foot fired at the victim while he was at the wheel, hitting and killing him.

“There wasn’t anything leading up to it,” he said.

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