Man fatally shot in Kent, police say

A man was fatally shot early Sunday in Kent, according to police there.

Kent police responded to a report of shots fired about 1:50 a.m. in the 25100 block of 74th Avenue South and found the victim unresponsive, spokesman Jarod Kasner wrote in a news release.

The 25-year-old was unable to be resuscitated and was pronounced dead at the scene.

“Preliminary reports indicate that this was not a random incident and the male was targeted,” Kasner wrote. “The motive may be linked to the victim’s association to criminal activity.”

The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.

This story was originally published December 3, 2017 at 10:36 AM with the headline "Man fatally shot in Kent, police say."