Kent police officer shoots, injures man near Des Moines park

The 58-year-old man was injured and taken to the hospital.

DES MOINES, Wash. — A Kent police officer shot and injured a man in Des Moines on Friday evening. 

The incident happened around 5 p.m. on a beach near Woodmont Park.

A 58-year-old man pointed a gun at himself and family members in a home before heading to the beach where he was shot by an officer, according to the Kent Police Department (KPD). 

The man was taken to Harborview Medical Center; KING 5 has reached out to the hospital for more information on his condition.

Another officer, who

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