2 found dead on Herron Island; suspect in custody after SWAT response in Kent

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — Two people were found dead inside a Herron Island home Wednesday afternoon, and a suspect was later taken into custody following a SWAT response in Kent, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office.

Around 4 p.m. Wednesday, deputies were sent to a home in the 700 block of East Herron Boulevard NW for a welfare check after a man and a woman were reported missing and failed to report to work.

When deputies arrived, they found a 64-year-old woman and a 39-year-old man dead inside the home…

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