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Man killed, another wounded in early-morning Burien shooting
A man was found dead and a second man was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after gunfire in Burien early Friday. Investigators closed part of Second Avenue SW as the King County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit took over the case.
One man was killed and another wounded in a shooting reported early Friday in Burien, according to the King County Sheriff’s Office.
Dispatchers received a 911 call about 3:40 a.m. reporting gunfire in the 13000 block of Second Avenue SW. Burien police officers and sheriff’s deputies arrived and found a man dead, said sheriff’s office Master Police Officer Jace Hoch.
Officers later located a second man with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
Authorities had not confirmed how many people were detained or arrested. The sheriff’s office Major Crimes Unit is leading the investigation.
Second Avenue SW was expected to remain closed between SW 132nd and SW 128th streets through much of Friday morning, possibly into early afternoon, while investigators worked at the scene.