Kent Police Chief Rafael Padilla presented a Public Safety Crime Report to City Council on July 18, stating 17 people were killed this year, up from nine people total in 2022. FOX13
Kent Police Chief Rafael PadillaEarly Thursday morning, officers responded to a shooting in the city. ARelatedPolice are searching for four suspects who shot a woman in the head in Kent early Thursday morning.
The chief explained there were 17 murders from 13 separate incidents. Two of the deaths were not criminal incidents and were officer-involved. He said one case, involving the death of a 4-month-old baby, was investigated as child neglect, though it was not a violent death."I’m going to let them know who she was and what they took from us," said Michelle McKnight, Sharmayne’s mother.. The suspected killers from California were arrested and charged.
, which he said brings attention to how staffing shortages in law enforcement across Washington affects public safety in his city. "Why does it matter what the rest of the state looks like? Well, crime is regional. Suspects don’t recognize city boundaries, they travel, they’re transient. And so, if our partnering agencies are suffering because they don’t have enough police officers hired, all of us suffer. It really is something I hope we can get attention to at a state level," said Padilla. has filled almost every open officer position allotted within the city budget.
The chief told city council that he anticipates ramping up enforcement when the state’s new pursuit laws begin in August. He said he believes the new law would make an impact on the amount of violent crime in the city.
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