KENT, Wash. — Officers responding to a domestic dispute shot and killed a 52-year-old Kent resident after police say he armed himself with a circular saw.
Just before 2 p.m. on Tuesday, police officers responded to a 911 call of a verbal dispute between a male and female in East Hill. The 911 caller told police dispatch the male was refusing to leave, acting erratically and believed to be intoxicated.
The caller also told dispatch the male was drinking gasoline and pouring it on himself, according to information from Kent police.
When officer arrived, they contacted the male who had reportedly armed himself with a saw. Moments later officers shot the male.
Officers performed life-saving aid assisted by Puget Sound Fire personnel.
The male died at the scene.
The shooting happened on the same street as an in-home daycare facility.
Donisha Calhoun's son's daycare is on the same block where Kent Police officers shot and killed a 52-year-old man.
"I pulled up and I was getting ready to pick up my son from school and everything was just sectioned off and then came around and tried to get to the other side it was sectioned off," Calhoun said.
One by one, officers escorted young children to their parents, and some had to wait over two hours to be reunited with their kids.
The Valley Independent Investigation Team will conduct an investigation.
The police officers involved in the shooting will be placed on administrative leave.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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If you or someone you know may be experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233, text START to 88788 or visit thehotline.org for additional guidance and resources.
Visit the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence website for additional local resources.