Burien Police/King County Sheriff’s Office say a Thursday night incident in Boulevard Park in Burien that sparked social media claims of a fatal shooting did not involve a real firearm and resulted in no confirmed deaths.
Deputies with the King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO), who contract with the city of Burien for police services, responded just before 9 p.m. Thursday night, April 23 to a reported assault near South 120th Street and Des Moines Memorial Drive South (map below).
KCSO said the incident involved a confrontation in which a gun was displayed, but deputies later determined the weapon was fake…