Armed suspect presumed dead in fire at Auburn business

Kent officers attempted to arrest a 51-year-old man on Tuesday and a “chain of events” led to his presumed death, police say.

AUBURN, Wash. — A 51-year-old Kent man is presumed dead after fleeing from police to his Auburn workplace, where a fire broke out on Tuesday. 

The Kent Police Department (KPD) said officers attempted to arrest the man for an armed domestic violence assault around 8 a.m. at a Kent apartment. 

As police responded to the apartment, the man fled in a black truck and eluded officers when they tried to pull him over. 

Officers discovered the man likely went to

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