Officers with the Kent Police Department (KPD) shot at a sexual assault suspect Wednesday morning.

The suspect was not hit by gunfire, and no officers were hurt.

At 3:15 a.m. Wednesday, the Seattle Police Department (SPD) asked Kent Police to help them find a man wanted for felony sexual assault and domestic violence assault. The 48-year-old suspect was believed to be in his apartment in the 11100 block of SE 208th Street in Kent, according to a social media post from KPD.

“Officers knocked on the suspect’s apartment door. The suspect quickly opened the door and pointed a handgun at the officers,” the post read. “One officer fired his service weapon at the suspect. The suspect retreated into his apartment and shut the door.”

Police surrounded the apartment unit, and Valley SWAT membe

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