Crime & Safety
1 Man Killed, 3 Suspects Arrested In Sammamish Shooting
King County authorities have arrested three men after a deadly shooting in Sammamish Wednesday night.
SAMMAMISH, WA — Two men were arrested Thursday morning, and a third in the afternoon, after a shooting death in Sammamish's Klahanie neighborhood late Wednesday night, according to the sheriff's office.
Deputies and detectives responded to the 4500 block of Klahanie Drive Southeast around 10 p.m. According to a sheriff's office spokesman, a group of three men kicked in the front door of the house and shot a 25-year-old man several times.
The victim suffered life-threatening injuries and was rushed to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. He was pronounced dead a short time later.
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Investigators said all three men were familiar with the victim, and the shooting did not appear to be random. Detectives called in a K9 team to track the suspects overnight.
According to the sheriff's office, alert neighbors reported three men in the woods Thursday morning, including two who were not wearing shoes. Detectives found and arrested two of the suspects Thursday morning. The third suspect, a 24-year-old man, was arrested Thursday afternoon. All three are likely to appear in court on Friday.
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