RENTON, Wash. — A man is in custody after being in a standoff with King County Sheriff’s Deputies for two and a half hours at a Bryn Mawr-Skyway neighborhood.
King County Sheriff’s Deputies received a 911 call at about 1:30 p.m. from the family member of a man who had arrived at an apartment building on South 114th Street. The family said he was not supposed to be there because of a court order.
A spokesperson with the sheriff's office said at some point the man got a gun, barricaded himself in the apartment, and started shooting. Deputies said they’re still investigating where those bullets were going, whether it was in the air, towards deputies, or others nearby.
Officials said there were people outside watching Seafair while this shooting was happening, so authorities had to start evacuating those individuals out of the area, while the man was shooting.
They then focused on the apartments and evacuating people from that building. A spokesperson said deputies then saw fire coming from the apartment unit. The man left the apartment and was quickly arrested.
Authorities characterized this incident as the start of a domestic violence incident which quickly turned into a standoff with shots fired.
The man was hurt while being arrested and taken to the hospital. He will be booked into jail on charges likely related to his court order and the apartment shooting.
No one else was hurt by the gunfire. A spokesperson with the King County Sheriff's Office said deputies on scene did not return fire during the standoff.
The King County Sheriff's Office and fire investigators will continue to look into this case.
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