Suspect arrested in fatal Kent, WA stabbing

The Brief

  • Police have arrested a suspect in a fatal stabbing that happened late Tuesday night in Kent.
  • Officers found a man with stab wounds on a sidewalk along West Meeker Street; he died at the scene.
  • The suspect surrendered to SWAT, but the exact charges have not yet been announced.

KENT, Wash. Kent police have arrested a suspect in a fatal stabbing that happened Tuesday night.

The backstory:

Just before midnight on April 7, officers found a man on the sidewalk along West Meeker Street bleeding profusely. Police determined that he had been stabbed, and he died at the scene.

It happened near restaurants, a hotel and apartments. Officers then began investigating the area, seeking information from bystanders and local businesses.

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