Three people were killed in a separate shooting and stabbing in Kent on Tuesday night, police say.
Police are searching for the suspects in both killings.
In a social media post Wednesday morning, Kent police said that officers responded to a residence on the 21000 block of 120th Place Southeast around 10:20 p.m. Tuesday. Callers had reported hearing gunshots in the area after the sounds of an argument and cars leaving the area quickly.
When officers arrived, they heard someone yelling from behind a residence and found two people who had been shot, police said. Police and medics gave emergency care, but both died before they could be taken to a hospital. Police identified them as a 25-year-old from Seattle and 26-year-old from Federal Way and said they believe the two were killed by someone they knew.
About an hour and a half later and about 6 miles west, another person was killed in a stabbing, Kent police say.
A caller reported to police that they’d found a man lying on the sidewalk who appeared to have been stabbed. When officers responded to the 1700 block of West Meeker Street just before 11:55 p.m., they found a man bleeding profusely.
Officers and medics tried to save the man’s life, but he died of his injuries before he could be taken to the hospital.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Kent Police Tip Line at 253-856-5808 or leave a tip at KPDTipLine@kentwa.gov or, in a time-sensitive situation, call the nonemergency dispatch line 253-852-2121.
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