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Eduar Velasquez
Gender : Male
Age : 24
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 10/24/2023
Location : 27200 block of 33rd Place S
City : Kent
County : King
State : Washington
Agency : Kent Police Department
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while fleeing
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Kent Police Department were called when two men abandoned a vehicle in someone’s driveway and told the homeowner they were out of gas and going to walk to get some. Police arrived and discovered the abandoned vehicle had been stolen and apparently left in the driveway undamaged. Police followed the men and found them running. Kent PD shot and killed an unnamed man who was found hiding behind a house. Police claimed he had a knife on him. No word if he had tried to use it as he was reported as only running away when shot and killed. Police fired six shots into him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kentreporter.com/news/kent-police-officer-fatally-shoots-man-after-foot-pursuit/
