A man at a Kent apartment complex fired 15 shots during a 2024 incident that led to his fatal shooting by a Kent Police officer.
The details were released by the Valley Independent Investigative Team (VIIT) as it continues to look into the officer-involved shooting of Christian Demetri Moshofsky, 33, at about 12:48 a.m. on Aug. 28, 2024 at the Madison Plaza Apartments, 102 Madison Ave., just east of Highway 167.
The ballistic analysis results from the Washington State Patrol Crime Laboratory indicate that a Ruger 5.7mm semi-automatic pistol, recovered from inside Moshofsky’s apartment, was fully operable and equipped with functional safety mechanisms, according to an Oct. 31 VIIT media release. Examination confirmed that the 15 fired 5.7x28mm caliber cartridge cases recovered at the scene were discharged from this specific Ruger pistol…