7 shot outside bar in Federal Way, 1 dies
Jun 27, 2012, 4:20 AM | Updated: Jun 28, 2012, 5:23 am
One person is dead and six were wounded after a
closing
time gunfight outside a popular Federal Way bar on Wednesday.
Police say the victim and shooter were part of
an argument that spilled out of Johnny’s Famous Grill and
Bar on South 336th shortly after closing time Wednesday
morning. Both men pulled out guns and began shooting at
each other, with the other victims hit in the crossfire.
Federal Way Police Commander Steve Neal says the 21-year-
old suspect
fled the scene, but was arrested after showing up at a
Valley Medical Center in Renton for treatment with non-
life threatening injuries.
He’s been released from the hospital and is now in
custody.
The suspect was one of two people
treated at Valley Medical Center. Two other victims
were taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle and two
more were reportedly treated and released at a Federal Way
hospital.
Police say when officers arrived on scene, they found one
person dead and two others shot. Then two more victims
were brought to a different hospital, and finally the
suspect and one more victim showed up at Valley Medical
Center.
The suspect was treated and then to released to police. He will be booked into the King County Jail for investigation of homicide, according to police.
Witnesses at the scene helped provide suspect information and identification. Police are still investigating the roles each party played in the violence. They say the shooting was not random.
KING TV reports the man who died has not been identified,
but friends said he is 23-years-old, from Kent and has a
two-year-old daughter.
“He’s a great kid, that’s all I can say, not part of any
gang,” said a friend of the victim.
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