Officer shoots armed, naked suspect in Renton
Nov 12, 2019, 11:00 AM
Police responding in Renton. (Renton PD)
(Renton PD)
A police officer shot a naked suspect in Renton who they say was pointing a gun at customers in businesses.
Renton police said when officers arrived at the scene at NE 44th Street at I-405 Tuesday morning, the man did not respond to their commands. An officer shot the suspect when the man pointed a gun toward police, authorities said.
Officers responded to naked male pointing gun at customers in businesses. Arrived on scene male did not respond to commands, raised gun towards officer, officer fired at suspect, he appears in serious but stable condition and being treated by @RentonRFA . No further info/cm
— Renton Police Dept. (@RentonpdWA) November 12, 2019
Police said the suspect appears to be in serious condition.
On and off ramps at NE 44th Street to and from I-405 are blocked by police activity.
Renton fire said another shooting happened in the 800 block of Camas Avenue Northeast shortly before 7 a.m., but did not know if it was related. One person was hurt.
We will update this story as more information becomes available.
