Received yesterday from Mayor Law; news about a shooting in Renton

Dear Council Members,

Police responded to a shooting yesterday at the mobile taco stand located next to the service station at Rainier Ave. and Airport Way. There was apparently an argument between two men and one of the guys spit on the other man’s taco. The argument escalated to a point where one man retrieved a gun from his car and shot the other guy in the leg. The suspect left in a car towards West Hill driven by a woman.

I understand there was another shooting over the weekend in Fairwood. Our fire fighters responded but this was not in our city limits and was handled by the King County sheriff. The guy was shot in an apartment complex near Fire Station 17. That’s all I know and I did not hear the victim’s condition. This is the third serious case in recent months in Fairwood. The other two included a homicide and a drive-by shooting at 140th and Petrovitsky Road. Seems like serious criminal activity in on the rise in Fairwood, primarily in the area where the county allowed large apartment complexes to be built. And I assume you heard that the Sheriff’s Dept. handled another shooting in Skyway last week where three people were shot during a confrontation at a tavern on Renton Ave. S. This was in the same area where four people were shot on Nov. 22nd, leaving one dead and three injured.

Renton has been fortunate compared to other jurisdictions this passed year. Tukwila ended the year with seven homicides and Federal Way had nine. Renton had three homicides, with one that was related to domestic violence.

Denis Law

Mayor of Renton

1055 S. Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057

425 430-6500

dlaw@rentonwa.gov