Tagged: Kent Police Department

4:46pm

Tue July 26, 2011
Street gangs

Gang activity ‘moving’ into Seattle’s suburbs; summit called

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The gang-related shooting on Saturday at a custom-car show in Kent that left 13 people injured has regional law enforcement officials worried that some gang activity has moved from Seattle to its southern suburbs.

“It was gang related,” Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas told KING TV about the shooting. “No doubt in my mind. … If we don’t get out in front of it, we’re going to chase the gunfire.”

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