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Kent police shoot man who pointed gun at officers

The Columbian
Published: March 30, 2011, 12:00am

KENT, Wash. (AP) — Kent police shot a man after they say he pointed a gun at officers.

Police said the officers had responded to a report of shots fired about 10 p.m. Tuesday and confronted the man outside a residential building, Bayview Townhomes in the Lakes neighborhood.

Lt. Pat Lowery says the man pointed his weapon at the officers, and he was shot.

The 63-year-old Kent man has been taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

Two officers are on leave for an investigation by Renton police.

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