The Kent man shot to death Aug. 19 outside his apartment has been identified as Arnulfo Gomez-Vasquez, according to the Kent Police.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Police are looking for a suspect in connection with the death of Gomez-Vasquez, 27, at about 9:50 p.m. Aug. 19 at the Somerset Apartments in the 25600 block of 109th Avenue Southeast on the East Hill.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“At this time we have very little information to work from,” said Kent Police Lt. Pat Lowery in a Tuesday email. “We have several witnesses that saw a person in the area of the shooting immediately before and after the incident, however we\u2019re still working to reconcile their accounts and descriptions.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Detectives are still trying to determine the connection between the shooter and Gomez-Vasquez as well as the reason behind the shooting.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“We have no motive for the shooting at this time,” Lowery said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Officers arrived at the apartment complex and found Gomez-Vasquez wounded in the parking lot outside of his apartment with a single gunshot wound in the torso, according to a Kent Police media release. He was unconscious and not breathing.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Paramedics were unsuccessful in their efforts to revive Gomez-Vasquez, who was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Detectives have interviewed the victim’s family members and other witnesses to find about information about the suspect. Police have not yet released any description of the suspect.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Relatives and friends of Gomez-Vasquez have been very helpful in working with detectives, Lowery said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“This does not appear to be a random act of violence nor is there any indication of gang ties,” said Kent Police Sgt. Jarod Kasner.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Police are asking anyone with information about the case to call the Kent Police Tip Line at 253-856-5808.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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