Kent auto mechanic dies 11 months after shop beating

A Kent auto mechanic, severely beaten in May 2024 at his shop reportedly over a payment dispute, died last week still trying to recover from his injuries.

Elvis Anolin Duran-Reyes, 56, died April 24, according to a GoFundMe account posted by his daughter Katrina Ven, of Seattle.

“On May 8, 2024, my father suffered a severe traumatic brain injury as the result of a brutal assault,” Ven wrote. “From that moment on, I did everything in my power to help him. He spent 11 months in a vegetative state in a skilled nursing facility.”…

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