Police are investigating the cause of a fire that left one in the hospital and 44 people without a home. The fire was first reported about 1:20 a.m. on Feb. 20. Emergency responders arrived to the complex on the 3200 block of S. 192nd Street in SeaTac to find units on the second and third stories of the complex already ablaze. One woman was found injured on the grass below the balcony of her second story unit. She was rushed to a local hospital with severe burns. Firefighters believed that many residents were still asleep in the their units and began to evacuate the building while fighting the fire. Red Cross responded to help assist those who were displaced by the fire and King County Metro Transit provided a bus to keep residents warm and provide transportation to wherever they would be staying. By the time the fire was put out, 18 units had been damaged but only one person faced any serious injuries. According to the apartment complex management, many residents will be offered units in other apartment buildings they own and all tenants were required to have renters insurance. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. 

Police investigate man found shot dead in road in White Center
A man was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound by a family on their way to their home in White Center at about 9:15 p.m. on Feb. 18. Deputies from the King County Sheriff’s Department arrived on the scene near the intersection of S.W. 100th Street and 9th Avenue S.W. to find a man they describe only as someone in his 30’s to 40’s with what appears to be one or more gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead on the scene. Witnesses on the scene did not report seeing anyone other than the victim but did report hearing two gunshots just before the body was found. The victim’s identity along with the official cause of death have yet to be released by the King County Medical Examiner’s Office.