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April 5, 2024
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Man Arrested After a Shooting at a Kent Homeless Encampment

Jonathan Choe
April 5, 2024
Crime, Law, and Order, Homelessness, Street Report
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Authorities in Kent have arrested the male shooter. Sources say he is not homeless but it’s unclear what he was doing at this camp. Suspect was driving a Dodge Charger.

Shooting at Kent Homeless Encampment

Witnesses say a man and woman were shot several times in a Kent homeless encampment Thursday afternoon and rushed to the hospital. Authorities are still on the scene and say the male shooter is on the run. Motive remains unclear. The address pops up as 8801 S. 222nd St. next to HWY 167. The camp is also near a mobile home park and an industrial area. This is a developing story.

Jonathan Choe

Journalist and Senior Fellow, Center on Wealth and Poverty
Jonathan Choe is a journalist and Senior Fellow with Discovery Institute's Center on Wealth and Poverty, covering homelessness issues for its Fix Homelessness initiative. Prior to joining Discovery, Choe spent several years as one of the lead reporters at KOMO-TV, consistently the top rated television station in Seattle. His in depth stories on crime and deep dive investigations into the homeless crisis led to measurable results in the community, including changes in public policy. Choe has more than two decades of experience in television news behind the scenes and in front of the camera for ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, and Tribune. He has also been nominated and honored with multiple industry awards including an Emmy. Choe spent several years teaching classes on emerging media and entrepreneurship to under privileged youth in inner city Chicago. As an independent journalist, Choe also contributes regularly to the Mill Creek View and Lynnwood Times and has reported on exclusive stories in the past year for Daily Wire and The Postmillennial.