Redmond Police Fatally Shoot Woman At Apartment Complex

REDMOND, WA — The King County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a 39-year-old Redmond woman who was killed Sunday night during an encounter with police. It is the first police shooting in Redmond since 2018.

A spokesperson for the Redmond Police Department said someone called 911 from an apartment building on 161st Avenue Northeast shortly before 9:30 p.m., telling dispatchers that someone was trying to kill her. According to police, once officers arrived at the courtyard of the complex, they saw a woman standing on her balcony, who said she was the person who called 911 and told officers she may have shot someone.

At some point, police said, the woman pointed a handgun at them and officers fired several shots, hitting her multiple times. It was not immediately clear what led up to the confrontation or whether the shooting happened inside or outside the woman's apartment.

The police department said officers performed CPR and called for medics, but the woman died at the scene. Police said no officers were injured, and no one else was found inside the woman's apartment.

The King County Sheriff's Office will investigate the circumstances of the shooting and provide weekly reports due to the requirements established by Initiative 940. The woman who was killed will be formally identified by the King County Medical Examiner's Office. No further updates were expected Monday.