{"id":23351,"date":"2016-09-01T16:46:05","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T23:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/kent-police-seek-publics-help-to-solve-east-hill-shooting-death\/"},"modified":"2016-09-01T16:46:05","modified_gmt":"2016-09-01T23:46:05","slug":"kent-police-seek-publics-help-to-solve-east-hill-shooting-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/kent-police-seek-publics-help-to-solve-east-hill-shooting-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Kent Police seek public\u2019s help to solve East Hill shooting death"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kent Police are seeking the public\u2019s help to track down who shot and killed a 37-year-old Kent man on Aug. 26 on the East Hill.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

As the investigation unfolds, detectives say the shooting does not appear to be a random incident, according to a Kent Police media release on Thursday. Detectives are certain that there are people with valuable information related to this shooting.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Investigators want to talk to anyone who may have seen something suspicious or possibly observed anything out of the ordinary just prior to the shooting between 8 and 9:30 p.m., in the wooded area, south of Southeast 240th Street and 108th Avenue Southeast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Police responded to a call about gunfire in the East Hill area and found a man bleeding from the head walking from a nearby residence, according to a written report to the City Council about the incident by Derek Matheson, city chief administrative officer. The man claimed to have been involved in a robbery and told police his uncle had been shot nearby. Officers then found a dead man in the wooded area near South 244th Street.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The identity of the man has not yet been released by the Kent Police or the King County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call 911, or contact the Kent Police Department tip line at 253-856-5808. Callers can remain anonymous.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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