Renton man murdered in Skyway at his own birthday party
Aug 19, 2012, 7:41 AM | Updated: 9:23 am
A Renton man in his early 20s was shot to death at his own birthday party in Skyway early Sunday morning.
According to reports, the victim was celebrating his birthday a few weeks early with friends the night of August 18 at a house on the 5600 block of South Langston Road in Skyway when the victim went outside, alone, to charge his cell phone in a friend’s car.
Just after 1:35 a.m. King County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a 911 call from the party saying that shots had been fired. A few minutes later they received a second call saying that the victim had been shot.
King County Sheriff’s Deputies arrived on the scene and found the victim had been shot multiple times while sitting in his friend’s car.
Attempts to resuscitate the victim by law enforcement and a medical response team were unsuccessful. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
So far, no suspects have been identified.
“At this point, we’re talking to everybody that was there, but we don’t have anybody out on the street that saw anything at this particular point,” says King County Sheriff’s Sergeant Katie Larson.
The investigation, conducted by King County Major Crimes, is ongoing.
