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Prosecutors decline to file charges in shooting BY STEVE HUNTER shunter@kentreporter.com
ROCK SOLID Connor Britts, of Maple Valley, aims for his next move while climbing the rock column at the Arbor Heights 360 Park on Sunday in Kent. While most associate the 360 Park with skateboarding and BMX riding, it also
offers dedicated rock faces that those with the correct equipment can use. Sunny, seasonal weather graced the Kent Valley last weekend before giving way to clouds and rain during the week. ROSS COYLE, Kent Reporter
King County prosecutors decided against filing any charges against a Kent property owner who in October shot and killed a burglar inside his Frager Road produce stand. There are no criminal charges in this matter, said Dan Donohoe, spokesman for the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. He said the case was declined earlier this year as legally insufficient. An investigation by King County Sheriff ’s Office detectives and county prosecutors determined the 64-year-old property owner had, “implicit and explicit fear for his safety just before firing his gun,” according to decline documents obtained by the Kent Reporter through a public disclosure request. Detectives never arrested the property owner who shot and killed Pablo Young, 19, after Young and Dylan M. Taylor, 21, broke into the Frager Farm Stand office in the 25100 block of Frager Road South, [ more SHOOTING page 3 ]
I-5 collisions in Kent cause 10-mile backup
We Day inspires Kent students BY ROSS COYLE rcoyle@kentreporter.com
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Eighteen vehicles involved in five separate collisions along Interstate 5 southbound in Kent caused four of the five southbound lanes to be blocked for about an hour Tuesday afternoon. The backup extended for 10 miles at one point, according to the state Department of Transportation. One person had serious but non-life [ more PILEUP page 4 ]
Kentlake student Shelby Greget throws up hand signs during a performance at We Day Seattle, where roughly 15,000 students converged at KeyArena. ROSS COYLE, Kent Reporter
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Kent School District students joined 15,000 other young adults at We Day Seattle at KeyArena last Friday. The day focused on getting students excited about activism and making social change through volunteering on a local and global level. Various speakers presented ideas, ranging from starting up local community projects to
encourage education to traveling to impoverished countries to help build infrastructure. “I liked how they had a variety of different speakers,” said Kentlake High student Lauren Skinner. Speakers for the day included: Spencer West, known for having his legs amputated at age 5 but still ascending a trail up Mount Kilimanjaro; actor Edward Norton who has worked in several [ more WE DAY page 4 ]
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