14-year-old boy among three killed in Newcastle shooting identified
Apr 28, 2025, 6:45 PM
The three people killed in a shooting Thursday night have been identified by the King County Medical Examiner’s Office.
King County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for a shooting at a townhouse on Southeast 75th Street, off of 129th Place Southeast, just north of the top of Lake Boren.
According to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office, Dhruva Kikkeri, a 14-year-old boy, and Shwetha Panyam, 41, were both killed by gunshots.
Harshavardhana Kikkeri, a 44-year-old male, died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
It’s also not known if there were additional people inside the home at the time of the shooting.
