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Megan Judkin

Gender : Female

Age : 47

Race : White

Date : 10/28/2023

Location : South East 116th Place and 272 Place

City : Kent

County : Pierce

State : Washington

Agency : Kent PD, Valley SWAT

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Kent PD arrived at a landlord dispute call and found a man with life-threatening injuries in front of his home. When Kent PD and SWAT surrounded the home and started a standoff, they heard 7 or 8 pops. The woman had committed suicide under police duress. It is unclear how that was done with 7 or 8 shots. Police are not on record as having fired any shots.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/one-woman-found-dead-after-shooting-swat-standoff-kent/FC62GKVPSBHB3HOUD3QAB667JI/

https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/kent-police-swat-shooting-1-injured/281-d1857b80-3f0d-48b8-81c8-5e3e40e3843f