{"id":56576,"date":"2022-04-07T23:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T06:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/man-fatally-shot-in-kent-near-hillcrest-cemetery\/"},"modified":"2022-04-08T16:36:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T23:36:41","slug":"man-fatally-shot-in-kent-near-hillcrest-cemetery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/man-fatally-shot-in-kent-near-hillcrest-cemetery\/","title":{"rendered":"Man fatally shot in Kent near Hillcrest Cemetery identified | Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man was fatally shot at about 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 7 in the area of the Hillcrest Cemetery, 1005 Reiten <\/a>Road<\/a> in Kent.<\/p>\n

Quinzy Williams, 25, died of multiple gunshot wounds, according to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office media report.<\/p>\n

Officers were dispatched to reports of shots being fired and arrived to find an unresponsive man with gunshot wounds, according to a Kent Police statement. The officers initiated life-saving efforts which were continued when paramedics arrived but the man died at the scene.<\/p>\n

“Initial information provided indicated that a dispute erupted among the group, which escalated to gunfire,” according to police. “After shots were fired the group quickly dispersed and fled the area.”<\/p>\n

Police did not release any information about the group or the hometown of Williams. Police have not made an arrest.<\/p>\n

“It is believed that this incident is specific to those involved and was not a random act,” according to police.<\/p>\n

Police are asking that anyone with information about the incident to call 911, the Kent Police tip line at 253-856-5808 or email kentpolicetips@kentwa.gov.<\/p>\n

This is the second homicide this year in Kent. A 44-year-old Kent man was found fatally shot inside a vehicle Jan. 27 in the area of Green River Road and South 277th Street. No arrest has been made. Officers responded to the scene after a report of shots fired.<\/p>\n

Kent had 14 homicides in 2021, eight in 2020, four in 2019 and seven in 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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